ICMA’s LTA Winner Dmitrij Kitajenko In Japan

  • 26/03/2016
ICMA’s LTA Winner Dmitrij Kitajenko In Japan

Dmitrij Kitajenko in concert
(c) Gerd Mothes

Touring Japan in March and April, Dmitrij Kitajenko, ICMA Lifetime Achievement Award 2015, will conduct nine concerts in different Japanese cities. The tour is scheduled to begin on March 26 by a concert with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra at the Suntory Hall, one of the most renowned concert halls world-wide, which is financed by the Japanese beverage manufacturer Suntory. Read More →

Luzerner Sinfonieorchester to Host ICMA Gala In 2019

  • 22/03/2016
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester to Host ICMA Gala In 2019

LSO-Intendant Numa Bischof-Ullmann and ICMA President Remy Franck

The Luzerner Sinfonieorchester will host the ICMA Award Ceremony and Gala Concert 2019 at Lucerne’s famous concert hall KKL. The event will reunite the prominent award winners and representatives from the international musical industry at one of the most prestigious cultural places in Europe. Read More →

ICMA’s Gala Concert 2016 To Take Place In San Sebastian

  • 16/03/2016
ICMA’s Gala Concert 2016 To Take Place In San Sebastian

Dame Felicity Lott

The Gala concert of the International Music Awards 2016 takes place at the Kursaal in San Sebastian, on 1 April 2016, hosted by the Euskadi Orchestra (Basque National Orchestra) and Donostia 2016. The audience will experience two premieres: it is the first time that ICMA are able to present a world premiere performance, since our Artist of the Year, Christian Lindberg, has written a piece especially for this evening, The tale of Kundraan. Read More →

Rave Review For Javier Perianes At BSO Debut

  • 05/03/2016
Rave Review For Javier Perianes At BSO Debut

Dutoit & Perianes in Boston
(c) BSO

Accompanied by the Boston Symphony under ICMA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Charles Dutoit, Spanish pianist Javier Perianes, who is scheduled to play at the ICMA Gala in San Sebastian, got a rave review in the Boston Globe for his performances of ‘Nights in the Gardens of Spain’: Read More →

‘das Orchester’ becomes a Jury Member of ICMA

  • 22/02/2016

The German music magazine ‘das Orchester’ has joined the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) as Jury Member. Published since 1953 eleven times a year by Schott Music in Mainz, ‘das Orchester’ reaches out into 45 countries with features about orchestral activities of all kind, festivals, world premiere performances, competitions and reviews of books, scores, CDs and DVDs. Read More →

Nikolai Song Honoured At Next Generation Festival Bad Ragaz

  • 19/02/2016
Nikolai Song Honoured At Next Generation Festival Bad Ragaz

Nikolai Song & Remy Franck
(c) Christine Kocher

The 13 years old flutist Nikolai Song, winner of the first ICMA Discovery Award, was honoured by ICMA President Remy Franck at the Next Generation Festival in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland, where the young musician performed during two concerts. Read More →