International Classical Music Awards
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The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) are music awards first awarded April 6, 2011 which replace the Cannes Classical Awards
formerly awarded at MIDEM
2010. The jury still consists of music critics of magazines Crescendo, Fono Forum, Gramofon, Pizzicato, Musica, Scherzo, Musik & Theater, with radio stations MDR-Figaro (Germany), Orpheus Radio (Russia 99.2FM), the Internationales Musik And Medienzentrum (IMZ), Vienna, and websites Resmusica.com (France) and internet radio Viva Classica (Finland).
The first award ceremony took place Tampere
, Finland on April 6.
Cannes Classical Awards
The Cannes Classical Awards were music awards awarded at MIDEM international music convention in Cannes, France in January from 1994-2010.The original chairman of the awards was the New York music critic David Hurwitz...
formerly awarded at MIDEM
Midem
-MIDEM:Short for Marché International du Disque et de l'Edition Musicale, MIDEM is the world's largest music industry trade fair, which has been held annually at and around the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, since 1967...
2010. The jury still consists of music critics of magazines Crescendo, Fono Forum, Gramofon, Pizzicato, Musica, Scherzo, Musik & Theater, with radio stations MDR-Figaro (Germany), Orpheus Radio (Russia 99.2FM), the Internationales Musik And Medienzentrum (IMZ), Vienna, and websites Resmusica.com (France) and internet radio Viva Classica (Finland).
The first award ceremony took place Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
, Finland on April 6.
2011
The Jury announced the winners for 2011 in 20 categories from a nomination list comprising over 500 CD and DVD productions.- Recording of the Year + Opera category - Mozart Die Zauberflöte, Akademie für Alte Musik BerlinAkademie für Alte Musik BerlinAkademie für Alte Musik Berlin is a German chamber orchestra founded in East Berlin in 1982...
dir. René Jacobs. Harmonia Mundi HMC 90206870 - Symphonic - Shostakovich 8th SymphonySymphony No. 8 (Shostakovich)The Symphony No. 8 in C minor by Dmitri Shostakovich was written in the summer of 1943, and first performed on November 4 of that year by the USSR Symphony Orchestra under Yevgeny Mravinsky, to whom the work is dedicated....
, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraThe Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society is a society based in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, that organises concerts and other events mainly in the field of classical music. The society is the second oldest of its type in the United Kingdom and its orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic...
conducted by Vasily PetrenkoVasily PetrenkoVasily Petrenko is a Russian conductor. He attended the Capella Boys Music School and the St Petersburg Conservatoire. He studied conducting with Ilya Musin, and later under the tutelage of Mariss Jansons, Yuri Temirkanov and Esa-Pekka Salonen. He was resident conductor at the St. Petersburg...
, Naxos. - Baroque - Via Crucis soloists Nuria Rial, Philippe JarousskyPhilippe JarousskyPhilippe Jaroussky is a French sopranist countertenor. He began his musical career with the violin, winning an award at the Versailles conservatory and then took up the piano before turning to singing...
, L'Arpeggiata, cond. Christina Pluhar. Virgin Classics 5099969457708 - Chamber Music - Beethoven Violin Sonatas Nos 3, 9 “Kreutzer”Violin Sonata No. 9 (Beethoven)Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, commonly known as the Kreutzer Sonata, is a violin sonata which Ludwig van Beethoven published as his Opus 47...
- Viktoria MullovaViktoria MullovaViktoria Yurievna Mullova is a Russian violinist. She is best known for her performances and recordings of a number of violin concerti, compositions by J.S. Bach, and her innovative interpretations of popular and jazz compositions by Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, The Beatles, and...
, Kristian Bezuidenhout. Onyx 4050 - Choral - Stravinsky Oedipus Rex - Depardieu, Mariinsky Orchestra & ChorusMariinskyMariinsky refers to a number of institutions and places named after Maria Alexandrovna or Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia :...
, Gergiev. Mariinsky MAR0510 - Concerto - SchumannSchumannSchumann or Schuman most famously refers to Robert Schumann , German composer and critic; it may also refer to the following:- People :* Allan L...
Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra - Lena Neudauer, German Radio PO, Pablo GonzalezPablo GonzálezPablo González may refer to:* Pablo González Bernardo , Spanish conductor* Pablo González Couñago, Spanish footballer* Pablo González Cuesta, , Spanish writer...
. Hänssler ClassicHänssler ClassicHänssler Classic is a German classical record label based in Holzgerlingen.Friedrich Hänssler Senior founded Musikverlag Hänssler in 1919 to publish church music. Since 1972 Hänssler Classic has also published contemporary and jazz music...
CD 93 258 - Contemporary - Friedrich CerhaFriedrich CerhaFriedrich Cerha is an Austrian composer and conductor.-Biography:Cerha was born in Vienna.He received his education at the Viennese Music Academy and at the University of Vienna...
Spiegel-Monumentum-Momente - SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden & FreiburgSouthwest German Radio Symphony OrchestraThe Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra is a radio orchestra located in the German cities of Baden-Baden and Freiburg...
, Sylvain CambrelingSylvain CambrelingSylvain Cambreling is a French conductor. Trained as a trombone player, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire. He joined l'Orchestre Symphonique de Lyon as a trombonist in 1971. In 1974, he took second prize in the International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors...
Kairos KAI0013002 - Early Music - Dinastia Borgia Book and CDs - Montserrat FiguerasMontserrat FiguerasMontserrat Figueras García was a Catalan soprano who specialized in early music....
, Hespèrion XXIHespèrion XXIHespèrion XXI is an international early music ensemble. The group was formed in Basel, Switzerland in 1974 as Hespèrion XX by Spanish musical director Jordi Savall , Montserrat Figueras , Lorenzo Alpert , and Hopkinson Smith...
, Jordi SavallJordi SavallJordi Savall i Bernadet is a Catalan viol player, conductor and composer. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for bringing the viol back to life on the stage...
Alia Vox AVSA9875A+C - First Recording - Vivaldi Armida al campo d'EgittoArmida al campo d'EgittoArmida al campo d'Egitto is an opera in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi to a libretto by Giovanni Palazzo. It was first performed during the Carnival season of 1718 at the Teatro San Moisè in Venice...
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo AlessandriniRinaldo AlessandriniRinaldo Alessandrini is a virtuoso on Baroque keyboards, including harpsichord, fortepiano, and organ. He is founder and conductor of the Italian early music ensemble Concerto Italiano, performing music of Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Couperin, J. S. Bach, and others...
. NaïveNaïveNaivety , is the state of being naive—having or showing a lack of experience, understanding or sophistication. One who is naive may be called a naif.- Etymology :...
OP30492 - Historical - Sibelius Complete Symphonies - Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rozhdestvensky. MelodiyaMelodiyaMelodiya is a Russian record label. It was the state-owned major record company/label of the Soviet Union.-History:It was established in 1964 as the "All-Union Gramophone Record Firm of the USSR Ministry of Culture Melodiya"...
MELCD 1001669 - Solo Instrumental - Debussy Complete Piano Works Vol 5 - Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Chandos CHAN 10545
- Vocal Recital - Mahler Lieder - Christian GerhaherChristian GerhaherChristian Gerhaher is a German baritone and bass singer in opera, concert and notably Lied.- Biography :Christian Gerhaher studied with Paul Kuen and Raimund Grumbach at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, and Lied with Friedemann Berger, already together with his accompanist for decades...
, Gerold Huber. RCARCARCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
886975677320 - DVD Performance - Wagner Der Ring des NibelungenDer Ring des NibelungenDer Ring des Nibelungen is a cycle of four epic operas by the German composer Richard Wagner . The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the Nibelungenlied...
- cond. Zubin MehtaZubin MehtaZubin Mehta is an Indian conductor of western classical music. He is the Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.-Biography:...
, with La Fura dels BausLa Fura dels BausLa Fura dels Baus is a Catalan theatrical group founded in 1979 in Barcelona, known for their urban theatre, use of unusual settings and blurring of the boundaries between audience and actor. "La Fura dels Baus" in Catalan means "vermin from the sewers"....
. C Major 703 808 - DVD Documentary - Tchaikovsky Two films: (Tchaikovsky's Women, Fate) - Christopher NupenChristopher NupenChristopher Nupen is a South African-born filmmaker based in the United Kingdom specialising in biographical documentaries of musicians.Nupen was born in South Africa to a family of Norwegian descent — his father, E. P...
. Allegro Films A 10CN D - Lifetime Achievement Award - Menahem PresslerMenahem PresslerMenahem Pressler is a German-born American pianist, founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio.-Professional career:...
, founder of the Beaux Arts TrioBeaux Arts TrioThe Beaux Arts Trio was a noted piano trio. They made their debut on July 13, 1955 at the Berkshire Music Festival, known today as the Tanglewood Music Center. Their final American concert was held at Tanglewood on August 21, 2008. It was webcast live and archived on NPR Music...
. - Artist of the Year - conductor Esa-Pekka SalonenEsa-Pekka SalonenEsa-Pekka Salonen is a Finnish orchestral conductor and composer. He is currently Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London and Conductor Laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.-Early career:...
. - Young Artist of the Year - French pianist David Kadouch.
- Label of the Year - Chandos RecordsChandos RecordsChandos Records is an independent classical music recording company based in Colchester, Essex, in the United Kingdom, founded in 1979 by Brian Couzens.- Background :...
. - Special Achievement Award - BIS RecordsBIS RecordsBIS Records is a record label founded in 1973 by Robert von Bahr. It is located in Åkersberga, Sweden.BIS focuses on classical music, both contemporary and early, especially works that are not already well represented by existing recordings....
' complete Sibelius Edition. - Website/Online Award - Berlin Philharmonic OrchestraBerlin Philharmonic OrchestraThe Berlin Philharmonic, German: , formerly Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester , is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In 2006, a group of ten European media outlets voted the Berlin Philharmonic number three on a list of "top ten European Orchestras", after the Vienna Philharmonic and the...
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