Jodie Devos
Belgian soprano Jodie Devos, ICMA’s Young Artist of the Year 2015, develops her career in a great way: in August she will make her debut in the United States, singing at the Mostly Mozart Festival the soprano part in Mozart’s Requiem under the baton of Louis Langrée. The concerts will take place at the David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center.
Nikolai Song, Remy Franck & Yuan Yu
Two ICMA Discovery Award winners, Nikolai Song (2016) and Yuan Yu (2018) met in Paris with ICMA President Remy Franck to discuss further common activities and their own options for a musical future. Both of the young musicians are currently studying at the National Conservatory in Paris.
Yesterday, in the Town Hall of Vaduz, in presence of mayor Ewald Ospelt, Dr. Ernst Walch, president of the Liechtenstein Symphony Orchestra and ICMA president Remy Franck signed the contract for the organization of the ICMA Award Ceremony and Gala Concert which will take place in April, 2021 in Vaduz.
Here is the TV report from Das Liechtensteiner Fernsehen 1FL.Li.
Sinfonieorchester Liechtenstein
Today, in the Town Hall of Vaduz, in presence of mayor Ewald Ospelt, Dr. Ernst Walch, president of the Liechtenstein Symphony Orchestra and ICMA president Remy Franck signed the contract for the organization of the ICMA Award Ceremony and Gala Concert which will take place in April, 2021 in Vaduz. Read More →
KKL Lucerne
A decisive preparatory meeting for the ICMA Gala and Awards Ceremony 2019 took place yesterday at Lucerne’s KKL. KKL General Manager Philipp Keller, the intendant of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Numa Bischof, ICMA President Remy Franck and Swiss ICMA member Andrea Meuli (Musik+Theater) discussed various aspects of the event which will take place on May 10, 2019 at the KKL. Read More →
Ensemble Esperanza
(c) Andreas Dmjanic
Three members of the ICMA Board, Remy Franck, Nicola Cattò and Martin Hoffmeister attended this year’s Next Generation Festival in Bad Ragaz, looking out for outstanding young artists among all those presented at this festival. The organizer of the festival, Internationale Musikakademie Liechtenstein, is a partner for ICMA. Read More →
The NOSPR Concert Hall in Katowice
After many years of efforts and perseverance of the whole music community, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice announces the First Szymanowski International Music Competition in cooperation with leading Polish musical and cultural institutions (Polish Radio, Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, and Karol Szymanowski Music Society in Zakopane). Read More →
Elsa Dreisig
(c) Serhan Bali / ICMA
Am 28. Januar gibt die Sopranistin Elsa Dreisig an der Staatsoper ‘Unter den Linden’ ihr Rollendebüt als Violetta Valéry in Giuseppe Verdis ‘La traviata’. Die Inszenierung von Dieter Dorn ist unter der musikalischen Leitung von Massimo Zanetti bis zum 3. Juni an insgesamt neun Abenden zu erleben (4., 7., 10., 14. und 17. Februar mit Elsa Dreisig als Violetta Valéry – bei den Vorstellungen am 30. Mai sowie 1. und 3. Juni übernimmt Ailyn Pérez die Partie). Die 26-jährige französisch-dänische Sopranistin Elsa Dreisig war im Jahr 2017 ‘Young Artist of the Year’ der ICMA.
It’s at Luxembourg’s splendid Philharmonie that this year’s ICMA General Assembly took place from 18 to 20 January, hosted by the Philharmonie and the Ministry of Culture. Besides their work during the meeting, the Jury members also had time to explore Luxembourg’s rich musical life. Read More →
