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 →

The Luzerner Sinfonieorchester will host the ICMA Award Ceremony and Gala Concert 2019 at Lucerne’s famous concert hall KKL. The event will reunite the prominent award winners and representatives from the international musical industry at one of the most prestigious cultural places in Europe. Read More →

The Gala concert of the International Music Awards 2016 takes place at the Kursaal in San Sebastian, on 1 April 2016, hosted by the Euskadi Orchestra (Basque National Orchestra) and Donostia 2016. The audience will experience two premieres: it is the first time that ICMA are able to present a world premiere performance, since our Artist of the Year, Christian Lindberg, has written a piece especially for this evening, The tale of Kundraan. Read More →

Accompanied by the Boston Symphony under ICMA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Charles Dutoit, Spanish pianist Javier Perianes, who is scheduled to play at the ICMA Gala in San Sebastian, got a rave review in the Boston Globe for his performances of ‘Nights in the Gardens of Spain’: Read More →

The 13 years old flutist Nikolai Song, winner of the first ICMA Discovery Award, was honoured by ICMA President Remy Franck at the Next Generation Festival in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland, where the young musician performed during two concerts. Read More →

The Next Generation Festival organized at the Grand Resort in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland, is ending tonight with performances by the vocal sextet Sjaella and the Ensemble Esperanza, a chamber orchestra created in 2015 by the International Music Academy in Liechtenstein. The sixth edition of Next Generation registered a significantly growing number of visitors. For the 14 concerts, Intendant Drazen Domjanic announced a total increase of 25%. The ICMA Jury held its General Assembly during the festival.

The Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) held its General Assembly this weekend during the Next Generation Festival at the Grand Resort in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. The Jury decided upon the Special Awards for the coming years and took important steps in order to get stronger promotion possibilities for young artists. Read More →

ICMA Young Artist of the Year 2015 communicated today: « And finally it’s official: My new friend and a partner in crime is the golden period Stradivari 1709. » The precious instrument is on a loan by the Goh Family Foundation. A great opportunity for the extremely talented young musician.