On 21 April, the Award Ceremony organized by the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) took place in the Chamber Music Hall of the Philharmonie Luxembourg, followed by the ICMA Gala Concert in the Grand Auditorium. Both events represent the culmination of musical achievements in the classical sector during the past year, which were accompanied and judged by the members of the ICMA association. Pizzicato’s Uwe Krusch reports. Read More →

ICMA and the Philharmonie Luxembourg present a spectacular Award Ceremony Gala on Thursday 21 April. The concert will be available for free to wider audiences by livestream. There are two addresses, Philharmonie Luxembourg on https://www.facebook.com/events/301881182089678. and Deutsche Welle on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_kqgIRwOD3XCZXXr4B6bPQ Read More →

Austrian violinist Yury Revich, 30, who was Young Artist of the Year at the International Classical Music Awards 2015 will play the world premiere of his first own Violin Concerto. Titled Awakening, the work is inspired by the sounds and rhythms of nature of our planet and cinematic soundscapes. Read More →

At the ICMA Gala Concert in Luxembourg, Luxembourg conductor Ivan Boumans will premiere a piece by his colleague Sebastian Androne-Nakanishi, Lan Huahua – The Dark Blue Flower. Boumans was Androne’s predecessor for this Award, and his own piece, Organic Beats, was premiered in 2021 by the Sinfonieorchester Liechtenstein. Read More →

ICMA and the Philharmonie Luxembourg present a spectacular Award Ceremony Gala on 21 April. The stupendously rich program for this Gala Celebration conducted by Lifetime Achievement Award winner Adam Fischer will feature winners of this year’s laureate panel, accompanied by the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra. Read More →

Just 4 years after its creation, with no less than 60 CDs and DVDs released to date, the record label of Château de Versailles Spectacles is ICMA Label of the Year 2022.   Praised by the jury for « the quality of the ensembles and artists, the excellent quality of the sound recordings and a presentation so luxurious that it can only be described as Versaillesque », the label has now published a video on its Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/chateauversailles.spectacles/videos/677304973620594

Today the Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) announced the winners of 26 awards for the 2022 edition. « Our international and independent Jury has selected the winners from a nomination list comprising 377 productions and a wide range of artists and labels. Our winners are the expression of the highest artistry, and the list of awards shows that our jury is not content with a superficial evaluation of the music industry but performs a comprehensive and in-depth analysis. The winner list comprises many renowned as well as lesser-known and young musicians and no less than 17 labels! » said Remy Franck, President of the Jury. Read More →

The international music industry conference Midem in Cannes has been definitely brought to an end, its organizer RX France has announced. Midem, where some ICMA jury members were participating during several years and where first the Cannes Classical Awards, then the Midem Classical Awards took place, started to dip in the early 2010s, shortly after the organizer had cancelled the Midem Classical Awards which then were turned into the independent International Classical Music Awards, ICMA. Read More →