"The
ICMA Jury comprising 17 leading media from 13 countries selected 15 CD and DVD productions among a total of 275 nominations. The winning releases, far from being commercial mainstream, are a selection made without any national motive and therefore provide reliable guidance to the global audience. The ICMA also include six Special Awards paying respect to exceptional musicians and producers. All these Awards are the expression of our jury's aim of making the difference between good and exceptional," said Remy Franck, President of the Jury.
The winners will receive the ICMA Trophies during the annual
Award Ceremony taking place this year in
Milan, Italy, on
March 18. This evening will also include a
Gala Concert at the Auditorium, with the participation of the ICMA winners, among them
audite artists Les Cornets Noirs (Polychoral Splendour) and
clarinetist Laura Ruiz Ferreres (Brahms aud. 91662), and the
Orchestra LaVerdi conducted by Principal Conductor
John Axelrod. Through the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the concert will be available to radio stations all over the world.
The
International Classical Music Awards are the only truly independent and international awards for classical music in the world. The jury consists of professional music critics of the most important magazines, online services and radio stations: Andante (Turkey), Classic Radio (Finland), Crescendo (Belgium), Fono Forum (Germany), Gramofon (Hungary), IMZ (Austria), Kultura (Russia) MDR-Figaro (Germany), Musica (Italy), Musik & Theater (Switzerland), Orpheus Radio (Russia), Opera (UK), Pizzicato (Luxembourg), Radio 100,7 (Luxembourg), Resmusica.com (France), Rondo Classic (Finland), and Scherzo (Spain).
You can find a complete winners'list and more information
here.