​The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) are the successors of the MIDEM Classical Awards respectively the Cannes Classical Awards. The ICMA jury consists of professional music critics of important magazines, online services and radio stations:

Andante (Turkey), Crescendo (Belgium), das Orchester (Germany), Gramofon (Hungary), HRT (Croatia), IMZ (Austria), Kultura (Russia) MDR-Figaro (Germany), Musica (Italy), Musik & Theater (Switzerland), Opera (UK), Orpheus Radio (Russia), Pizzicato (Luxembourg), Radio 100,7 (Luxembourg), Resmusica.com (France), Rondo Classic (Finland), and Scherzo (Spain).

We are particularly happy about these nominations since they document the knowledgeable appreciation of our productions through the jury members!

The winners will be announced in January 2017. The Gala Concert and Award Ceremony will be hosted on April 1st 2017 by the Gewandhausorchester in Leipzig.

The following audite productions were nominated:

Schumann: Complete Symphonic Works Vol. 4
Schumann: Violin Concerto, Piano Concerto
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Violine
Denes Várjon, Klavier
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Heinz Holliger
aud. 97.717

Prokofiev Works for Violin and Piano
Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas 1 & 2, 5 Melodies op. 35b
Franziska Pietsch, Violine
Detlev Eisinger, Klavier
aud. 97.722

Beethoven: Complete String Quartets Volume VI
Beethoven: String Quartet op. 18 n° 5 et op. 130
Quartetto di Cremona
aud. 92.685

Muffat: Missa in labore requies
Cappella Murensis / Les cornets noirs
Johannes Strobl
aud. 97.539

Suites for Viola
Reger: 3 suites for solo viola - Busch: Suite op. 16a - Weinreich: Suites n° 1, 2, 3
Roland  Glassl, Viola
aud. 97.721

Porträt Maureen Forrester
Mahler - Loewe - Wagner - Brahms - Schubert - Schumann - Haydn - Britten - Poulenc
Maureen Forrester, Alt
Hertha Klust / Michael Raucheisen / Felix Schröder, Klavier
aud. 21.437

Lucerne Festival Historic Performances Vol. IX
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 - Brahms: Symphony No. 4 - Schubert: Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished'
Swiss Festival Orchestra
Paul Kletzki
aud. 95.642

Antonio Janigro & Zagreb Soloists
Barber - Corelli - Hindemith - Hoffstetter - Kelemen - Mozart - Reger - Rossini - Shostakovich - Vivaldi
Zagreb Soloists
Antonio Janigro, Dirigent & Violoncello
aud. 95.639

More information about the ICMA can be found here.

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As a preview, watch the video for our January release with impressions from the recording session and artist interviews. The production Stravinsky - Violin Concerto & Works for Violin and Piano with Liana Gourdjia, Katia Skanavi, the Deutschen Radiophilharmonie and Zolt Nagy will be released on January 6th 2017.

​Stravinsky's rarely-performed Violin Concerto, coupled with the main works of his repertoire for violin and piano. The composer first hesitated to write a violin concerto, but he went on to compose a masterwork in "Neoclassical" style in close collaboration with violinist Samuel Dushkin. He also made numerous arrangements for violin and piano, joining again with Dushkin to enrich the violin repertoire with his imaginative genius.

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​The quarterly and annual awards of the German Record Critics' Award (PdSK) are sought-after prices in the German music scene. The winners of the quarterly awards are included in the Quarterly Critics' Choice ("Bestenliste") of the German Record Critics' Award. The lists recommend new releases which merit special attention for the quality of interpretation and for their value to the repertoire. These lists provide a candid picture of new releases which, in the jury's opinion, are of outstanding importance when judged on purely artistic and audiophile grounds.

​Also this year audite is honored with an International Classical Music Award (ICMA): The portrait Maureen Forrester wins in the category Historical Recording. After numerous enthusiastic reviews from the international press the edition now receives one of the most important awards of the international music scene. The prodution is one of the 17 winners out of 321 nominations.

The Gala Concert and Award Ceremony will be hosted on April 1st 2017 by the Gewandhausorchester in Leipzig.

The 16 members of the ICMA jury from 14 countries are without exception professional music critics of important magazines, online services and radio stations. Thus we are particularly happy about this award since it documents the expertise and the knowledgeable appreciation of the jury members for our production!

The ICMA jury:
Andante (Turkey), Crescendo (Belgium), das Orchester (Germany), Gramofon (Hungary), HRT (Croatia), IMZ (Austria), Kultura (Russia) MDR-Figaro (Germany), Musica (Italy), Musik & Theater (Switzerland), Opera (UK), Orpheus Radio (Russia), Pizzicato (Luxembourg), Radio 100,7 (Luxembourg), Resmusica.com (France), Rondo Classic (Finland), and Scherzo (Spain).

In total eight audite productions were nominated for the ICMA 2017.

Maureen Forrester was one of the few genuine alto singers during the period after 1945. Encouraged by Bruno Walter, she was one of the most important Mahler interpreters of her time. The recordings released here, for the first time, document her activities in the area of the Lied accompanied by piano to an extent unknown until now, including her collaboration with the legendary accompanist Michael Raucheisen.

More information about the ICMA can be found here.

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