Grundsätzlich versteht sich der Finne Esa-Pekka Salonen vor allem als Komponist. Aber er ist auch ein anerkannter Dirigent. Im folgenden Interview (aus Pizzicato) spricht er sowohl vom Dirigieren als auch vom Komponieren. Das Interview entstand 2011, als Salonen von der ICMA-Jury zum ‘Artist of the Year’ gekürt wurde.
The Jury of the International Classical Music Awards ICMA has nominated 275 CD and DVD productions for its 2013 edition. The Jury is voting upon these nominations according to the 2013 Regulation. Click on one of the links below to get the nominations as PDF file: ICMA Nominations 2013 SORTED BY LABELS ICMA Nominations 2013 SORTED BY…
The Jury members with the manager of the Canary Island Festival, Donna Candelaria Rodriguez
End of January, the ICMA Jury met in Las Palmas, attending the Festival of the Canary Islands and having its General Assembly at the Teatro Guiniguada. Main topics on the Agenda were the preparation of the next Award Ceremony in Milan (March 2013) with the Orchestra LaVerdi conducted by John Axelrod as well as the…
The ICMA Jury continues to grow and welcomes Rondo Classic, the biggest magazine for classical music in the Nordic countries. It has about 7000 subscribers and over 20.000 readers. The magazine was founded in 1963. It covers Finnish and international music life, publishing interviews, reportages and critiques. Classical music, opera, music education and cultural policy…
The Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) has nominated 275 CD and DVD productions from 86 labels for the next contest. This is an increase of 61. To become a nomination, a production need to be proposed by at least two jury members. With 24 nominations, the French label Harmonia Mundi is on…
The British magazine ‘Opera’ has become a member of the ICMA Jury. Recently described (in ‘The Daily Telegraph’) as ‘the bible of the industry’, ‘Opera’ has been the world’s leading commentator on the lyric stage for over 60 years. Founded in 1950 by Lord Harewood, since then it has provided unrivalled coverage of events through…
SPECIAL AWARDS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Krzysztof Penderecki Even very early in his life Krzysztof Penderecki won widespread recognition for his achievements as a composer. With his outstanding creative potential, his emotional intensity and the remarkable development of his musical language, he is now deservedly considered one of the most masterly creative artists of our time. ARTIST…
The ICMA Awards Gala 2012 at La Cité in Nantes (France), hosted by Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire and its Music Director John Axelrod has been called ‘a big success’ by the numerous participants, winners, label representatives, agents and the audience. That great event of the 15th of May underlined the seriousness and…
The Jury of the International Classical Music Awards – ICMA announced the winners for 2012. « For our international and independent Jury musical quality is the only criterion for selection. The winners come from a nomination list comprising 250 CD and DVD productions and are the expression of the highest artistry. In a musical world showing an…
