An in-depth interview (in German) with ICMA artists Julia Fischer and Daniel Müller-Schott about their winning recording ‘Duo Sessions (Orfeo) is available on the Pizzicato website. Here is the link.
Robert Neumann
(c) Christine Kocher
German pianist Robert Neumann (*2001), winner of ICMA’s Discovery Award 2017, has been raised in a musical family. He was eleven, when he was admitted as junior student in the class of Prof. Elza Kolodin at the die Musikhochschule Freiburg, and when he turned 15, be became a regular student. He also studies at the…
Yury Revich
25 year old ICMA Young Artist Yury Revich has joined the roster of the Keynote Artist Management in London. He was Young Artist of the Year of the International Classical Music Awards in 2015. Key Note is a rather small agency with interesting projects and artists like Hélène Grimaud, Nicolas Altstaedt, Teodor Currentzis and Filippo…
Florian Noack
With Florian Noack, Robert Neumann and Ensemble Esperanza In Leipzig, on 1 April, for the first time, the ICMA Award Ceremony taking place prior to the Gala Concert will not only comprise the trophy presentations and related speeches, but also music. In its General Assembly in Luslawice, the Jury members decided to include this year…
Ensemble Esperanza
(c) Christine Kocher
At the Seventh Next General Festival at the Grand Resort in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland, ICMA president Remy Franck honored three of the winners of this year’s awards which will be officially presented at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig on 1 April.
Matti Salminen
ICMA Lifetime Achievement Award winner Matti Salminen has been among the most famous basses of opera stages already over 40 years. He is especially famous in Wagner-roles, but his repertoire is large, reaching even to Finnish tangos. His steady, resonant bass is flexible enough also for subtle nuances, and he emphasizes opera always as a…
The Jury with the General Manager of the Penderecki Centre, Adam Balas (4th from the right) at the bust of Krzysztof Penderecki
The ICMA Jury held their General Assembly 2017 at the European Penderecki Center for Music in Luslawice, Poland. The Jury members decided upon the Special Awards for the coming years, set up the deadlines for the votes for the Awards 2018. One major decision was made for the audio categories where the Best Collection category…
Penderecki Centre Lusławice
At the invitation of the Penderecki Centre, the Jury of the International Classical Music Awards will have its annual General Assembly, January 27-30, in Luslawice, Poland. The Penderecki European Music Centre was inaugurated in 2013. The building has cost about €15.5 million and was financed by the European Union, the Malopolska Voivodship, the Polish state…
Robert von Bahr
(c) ICMA
The Swedish label BIS is Label of the Year of the International Classical Music Awards. Known for the quality of sound and music, for a substantial catalogue of more than 2.300 titles and some exciting projects, the label is a strong player on the international market. Remy Franck made the following interview with the label’s…
