The Board of Directors of the Spanish magazine Scherzo, a member of the ICMA Jury, has unanimously appointed Juan Lucas as editor of the magazine. He will be the successor of Luis Sunen who will retire in summer. Read More →
Yury Revich
Am 29. April um 19 Uhr veranstaltet der Geiger Yury Revich ein Konzert im Brahms Saal des Musikvereins. Inspiriert von Caravaggios gleichnamigen Meisterwerk ‘Amor Vincit Omnia’ ist dieses Konzert der Allmacht der Liebe gewidmet. Der ‘Young Artist of the Year’ der ‘International Classical Music Awards’ präsentiert den Abend zusammen mit der Mezzosopranistin Elli Papadiamanti sowie der Berliner Camerata. Read More →
In his presentation of the ICMA Awards 2016 in San Sebastian, President Remy Franck said, the ICMA prices were showing « our determination to get something special, a carefully structured list of outstanding recordings and outstanding artists. » He underlined that the jury faces « a constantly changing environment. » Read More →
ICMA Artist of the Year 2016, Christian Lindberg, has posted a video about the San Sebastian Gala on Youtube. You can view the video with this link.
German label Audite, winner in the category Historic Recordings with Lucerne Festival Historic Performances Vol. VIII reported on the 2016 Awards in San Sebastian: « The winners were introduced and honored with a festive award ceremony and a top-class gala concert. The jury consists exclusively out of professional critics for classical music from international media. This guarantees the high level and the independency of the ICMA. Both makes the ICMA the most important international music award, a similar concept on international level cannot be found elsewhere. Thus we feel particularly honoured to receive the ICMA! » – (www.audite.de).
(c) Juantxo Egana
The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) organized their Award Ceremony and Gala Concert yesterday, April 1, at the nearly sold out Kursaal in Sebastian, where an audience of 1500 applauded the winners. Read More →
ICMA, International Classical Music Awards has published today the winner’s name of the Recording of the Year 2016. It is the winner from the category Video Performance, with Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 played by the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig under the baton of Riccardo Chailly on Accentus Music (ACC20309 42). Read More →
The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) organize their Award Ceremony and Gala Concert today, April 1st, at the Kursaal in San Sebastian, hosted by the Euskadi Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jun Märkl and San Sebastian 2016, Cultural capital of Europe. Read More →
Dmitrij Kitajenko in concert
(c) Gerd Mothes
Touring Japan in March and April, Dmitrij Kitajenko, ICMA Lifetime Achievement Award 2015, will conduct nine concerts in different Japanese cities. The tour is scheduled to begin on March 26 by a concert with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra at the Suntory Hall, one of the most renowned concert halls world-wide, which is financed by the Japanese beverage manufacturer Suntory. Read More →
