Marin Alsop
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Conductor Marin Alsop won a prize at the International Classical Music Awards with a Naxos album devoted to works by John Adams (Naxos), a composer with whom she regularly collaborates. The conductor is at the helm of the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien. Pierre-Jean Tribot of Crescendo, member of the ICMA Jury, interviewed her. You recorded this…
Teatro Verdi, Trieste
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The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) will organize its General Assembly 2025 on January 25th at Teatro Verdi in Trieste. At the same time the jury members will have the opportunity to see Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail at that theatre, conducted by Beatrice Venezi and directed by Ivan Stefanutti.
Today, the Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) announced the winners of the awards for the 2025 edition. Jury President Remy Franck says: « Our awards were chosen from a nomination list comprising 374 releases and a wide range of artists and labels. The winner list comprises many renowned as well as young musicians…
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDGidon KremerFor six decades, Gidon Kremer has been one of the most influential personalities on the international classical music scene. The Latvian violinist’s art, which has always been characterized by high energy levels, remarkable craftsmanship, a unique sound and original exegesis, is reflected not only in well over a hundred recordings, but also…
Classeek announces the launch of their new series of Insights by Classeek – a video series offering in-depth interviews with experts of the classical music industry. The new series ‘Management and Performance’ dives into the world of artist management, performance opportunities, and the inner workings of the decisions made by those in charge of these…
Michelle Debra
ICMA Jury member Michelle Debra passed away today, at the age of 73. Founder, in 1993, of the Belgian music magazine Crescendo, together with Bernadette Beyne (+ 2018), Michelle Debra was managing director of the magazine. In fact, her roles were manifold: editorial board member, editorial secretary, sales manager, scrupulous proof-reader, responsible of the news…
Leonhard Baumgartner
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The 17-year-old Austrian violinist Leonhard Baumgartner has been loaned the 1683 ‘ex Petherick’ Stradivari violin by the Stretton Society which was founded in 2021 by Stephan Jansen, Maximillian von Schierstädt and Johannes Freiherr von Salmuth.The instrument was owned by George Hart, until in 1900 it was acquired by Horace Petherick, a writer, illustrator and violin…
Lana Zorjan
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On 21 February 2025, Lana Zorjan is going to play Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 14 by Henryk Wieniawski with the Orquesta de València conducted by Guillermo García Calvo.
Tonhalle Düsseldorf
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The Tonhalle Düsseldorf Human Rights Award 2025 goes to Jouanna Hassoun and Shai Hoffmann from Berlin. Jouanna Hassoun fled to Germany as a child from the civil war in Lebanon, has Palestinian roots and has been active in political education work for over 15 years. Shai Hoffmann is a social entrepreneur and German Jew with…
