The Next Generation Festival in the Swiss resort Bad Ragaz is busy promoting young musicians also between its February festivals. From 13 to 15 October 2016 a three-day festival titled MusicConnects is now being organised to bring young artists to Bad Ragaz and the hotel Grand Resort once again. Read More →
ICMA President Remy Franck, the Liechtenstein Academy's General manager Drazen Domjanic and the young musicians of the 5th Gala concert
The 5th gala concert of the International Music Academy in Liechtenstein last Sunday (8 May) in Schaan, was a feast of young music talents. Like speaker Remy Franck, president of the International Classical Music Awards, said in his keynote address, one would hardly find elsewhere in Europe such a concentration of young international music talents in a lot of different instrumental groups. Read More →
The Board of Directors of the Spanish magazine Scherzo, a member of the ICMA Jury, has unanimously appointed Juan Lucas as editor of the magazine. He will be the successor of Luis Sunen who will retire in summer. Read More →
Yury Revich
Am 29. April um 19 Uhr veranstaltet der Geiger Yury Revich ein Konzert im Brahms Saal des Musikvereins. Inspiriert von Caravaggios gleichnamigen Meisterwerk ‘Amor Vincit Omnia’ ist dieses Konzert der Allmacht der Liebe gewidmet. Der ‘Young Artist of the Year’ der ‘International Classical Music Awards’ präsentiert den Abend zusammen mit der Mezzosopranistin Elli Papadiamanti sowie der Berliner Camerata. Read More →
In his presentation of the ICMA Awards 2016 in San Sebastian, President Remy Franck said, the ICMA prices were showing « our determination to get something special, a carefully structured list of outstanding recordings and outstanding artists. » He underlined that the jury faces « a constantly changing environment. » Read More →
ICMA Artist of the Year 2016, Christian Lindberg, has posted a video about the San Sebastian Gala on Youtube. You can view the video with this link.
German label Audite, winner in the category Historic Recordings with Lucerne Festival Historic Performances Vol. VIII reported on the 2016 Awards in San Sebastian: « The winners were introduced and honored with a festive award ceremony and a top-class gala concert. The jury consists exclusively out of professional critics for classical music from international media. This guarantees the high level and the independency of the ICMA. Both makes the ICMA the most important international music award, a similar concept on international level cannot be found elsewhere. Thus we feel particularly honoured to receive the ICMA! » – (www.audite.de).
(c) Juantxo Egana
The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) organized their Award Ceremony and Gala Concert yesterday, April 1, at the nearly sold out Kursaal in Sebastian, where an audience of 1500 applauded the winners. Read More →
ICMA, International Classical Music Awards has published today the winner’s name of the Recording of the Year 2016. It is the winner from the category Video Performance, with Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 played by the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig under the baton of Riccardo Chailly on Accentus Music (ACC20309 42). Read More →
