In Schwarzenberg (Vorarlberg), im Dreiländereck Schweiz, Deutschland, Österreich, findet nach ersten Konzerten im vergangenen Frühjahr nun das zweite Festival ‘Alpenarte’ vom 26.-29. Oktober statt. Die von Drazen Domjanic entwickelte Festspielidee ist es, jungen, schon preisgekrönten Musikern ein Podium zu geben. Dazu wird jeweils auch ein solcher Solist als ‘Intendant in Residence’ bestellt. Read More →

Genia Kühmeier hat Konzerte bei den Berliner Philharmonikern krankheitsbedingt abgesagt. ICMA Young Artist 2017 Elsa Dreisig singt an ihrer Stelle und gibt damit ihr Debüt beim Orchester. Read More →

ICMA President Remy Franck and Secretary General Nicola Catto attended this year’s St. Olav Festival in Trondheim, Norway. From 28 July to 5 August, Trondheim is celebrating Olsok with a big multicultural festival. Read More →

The 30^th anniversary of the most important actor on the classical recording scene, Naxos, was commemorated yesterday evening (16 May) at the Allerheiligen-Hofkirche in Munich. Read More →

Musica, Italy’s oldest and most read classical music magazine, will celebrate its 40th birthday in May. Founded by Umberto Masini in 1977, it has established itself as a reference for classical music reviews, in-depth articles and interviews with the best-known artists. Read More →

Ten soloists, one chamber orchestra, one choir and a big symphony orchestra, plus the presence of nearly all the musicians winning the 2017 International Classical Music awards: In his opening speech, the president of the ICMA jury, Remy Franck enthusiastically said: « Since the first edition of our awards in 2011, we never were able to welcome so many guests at an award ceremony as here in Leipzig! » Read More →

The Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) held its General Assembly this morning (31/03) at the Bacharchiv Leipzig. The Jury deliberated on an agenda comprising last preparations for the upcoming Award Ceremony and Gala Concert tomorrow at Leipzig’s Gewandhaus, discussions about the next Special Awards and the Award Ceremonies of the next years. The Jury also decided to create a new position within the ICMA Board, naming Nicola Catto from the Italian magazine Musica, Secretary General. Read More →