Charles Dutoit
(c) ICMA /Hoffmeister
Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit was conducting Ravel’s ‘Daphnis et Chloé’ when an earthquake hit the area. This was reported by the Los Angeles Times: « Six minutes into the performance of Ravel’s complete « Daphnis and Chloé, » at 9:09 p.m., a 5.1-magnitude earthquake centered near La Habra struck Walt Disney Concert Hall, one of the largest temblors…
Jean-Claude Franck and ALJ Jury member
Annette Duschinger
Photo: Remy Franck/ICMA
ICMA Jury Member Radio 100,7 (Luxembourg) has been awarded the Jury Prize at Luxembourg’s first Award for Investigative Journalism, organized by the Association luxembourgeoise des Journalistes (ALJ). The Award was presented to Jean-Claude Franck, Editor in chief of Luxembourg’s successful Public Radio.
What a parade! One Quartet, three pianists, one violinist, one viola player four conductors and the Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra, all winners of ICMA’s prestigious Award list 2014! These world renowned artist gather on the 12th of April at Warsaw’s Philharmonic Hall for the ICMA Gala Concert 2014, hosted by the Ludwig van Beethoven Festival….
C.P.E. Bach
‘Auf dem Abstellgleis der Musikgeschichte’ titelte ICMA-Jurymitglied ‘Musik & Theater‘ anlässlich des bevorstehenden 300. Geburtstages von Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Tatsächlich sollte die Rezeption des zweiten – und zu Lebzeiten eminent populären – Bachsohnes und dessen vielgesichtigen Werke-Kosmos über zweieinhalb Jahrhunderte mehr oder weniger brach liegen. Heute, in den Wochen und Monaten rund um das…
Martin Hoffmeister
(c) Bjoern Woll / ICMA
The 10th Aram Khachaturian International Competition will be held in Yerevan from June 6 to 14, 2014. This year the Competition is open to pianists of any nationality born between June 6, 1982 and June 6, 1998. Martin Hoffmeister, Board member of the ICMA Jury and Head of Music for the daytime program of German…
Adrien Boisseau
At his young age, French viola player Adrien Boisseau, ICMA Young Artist 2014, is, beyond his technical skills and the beauty of his sound, a particularly mature and introspective musician. Questioned about his future he will answer that he is longing for time, time to grow, time to explore music in depth. Read the interview…
Auditorio Príncipe Felipe, Oviedo
At the invitation of the ‘Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias’, the Jury of the International Classical Music Awards ICMA held its 2014 General Assembly on February 8 in Oviedo (Spain). During their meeting at the ‘Auditorio Príncipe Felipe’ the Jury members decided upon the Recording of the Year Award 2014 which will be announced…
Krassimira Stoyanova
(c) ICMA Martin Hoffmeister
ICMA winner (2012) Krassimira Stoyanova sings the title role in A tonin Dvoraks opera Rusalka’ at Vienna State Opera, the premiere being on January 26. In the Austrian press Stoyanova said that for her a dream came true.
The Elmau Concert Hall
Located in Bavaria near the Austrian border, the Castle of Elmau is well-known in the world of classical music. Since the 1950s, it has become a famous concert hall, due to the renowned quality of its acoustics. Passing through the region, Benjamin Britten discovered it and instantly fell in love with the site and in…
