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…
International Classical Music Awards 2014 SPECIAL AWARDS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Charles Dutoit During his long and distinguished career, the Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit has always tried to convey what he calls a ‘French sensibility’ to the orchestras he has worked closely with. Ever in demand, he has been in charge of many world class orchestras…
The Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) announced today the Awards for 2014. Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit, 78, is honored with our Lifetime Achievement Award. One of the most eminent fortepianists of our time, Andreas Staier, is ‘Artist of the Year’, the young French viola player Adrien Boisseau is ICMA’s ‘Young Artist of…
The musical world waits for the publication of the ICMA Awards 2014. The Jury will officially announce the results of the votes in just a week from now, on Monday 20th of January. This year the list comprises no less than seven Special Awards and 16 C D and DVD Awards. The latter come from…
Remy Franck, Epifanio Comis, Martin Hoffmeister
Photo: ICMA
ICMA Board members Remy Franck and Martin Hoffmeister recently visited the ‘Accademia Pianistica Siciliana’ in Catania (Sicily), the institution where ‘Young Artist of the Year 2013’ Alessandro Mazzamuto comes from. The ICMA representatives were able to meet Prof. Epifanio Comis, the driving force at this Academy as well as several students, who played a concert…
Robert von Bahr
Photo: ICMA / Bjoern Woll
BIS records was founded in 1973 and is one of the most respected boutique classical music labels in the world. Known for its commitment to high quality sound and deep explorations of composers such as Sibelius and Bach, BIS records celebrates its 40th birthday in 2013. In this conversation published by ResMusica, the founder of…
Menahem Pressler
Photo: ICMA/Bjoern Woll
Renowned Pianist Menahem Pressler celebrates his 90th birthday today. Pressler who received ICMA’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011, is currently in Amsterdam for concerts with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. For his birthday BIS published a marvelous Beethoven-Schubert-Chopin SACD. The plan for this recording was made during the ICMA festivities in Tampere in 2011. The entire Jury…
Naxos Germany put together an impressive list with ICMA nominations of labels belonging to Naxos Group or being distributed by Naxos: naxosdirekt.de – ICMA2014
The Board of the International Classical Music Awards ICMA held a meeting in Paris last Saturday. The members validated the result of the votes qualifying the winners of the Awards 2014 which will be presented on 12 April 2014 in Warsaw. The Award Ceremony and the Gala Concert will be hosted by the Ludwig van…
