The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) are music awards first awarded April 6, 2011. ICMA replace the Cannes Classical Awards (later called MIDEM Classical Awards) formerly awarded at MIDEM. The jury consists of music critics of magazines Andante, Crescendo, Fono Forum, Gramofon, Kultura, Musica, Musik & Theater, Opera, Pizzicato, Rondo Classic, Scherzo, with radio stations MDR-Figaro (Germany), Orpheus Radio (Russia 99.2FM), Radio 100,7 (Luxembourg) the Internationales Musik And Medienzentrum (IMZ), Vienna, website Resmusica.com (France) and radio Classic (Finland).
The Award Ceremony and Gala Concert 2012 took place in Nantes (15 May 2012, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire). Award Ceremony and Gala Concert 2013 were held in Milan (18 March 2013) and hosted by Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi. In 2014, The Award Ceremony and Gala Concert took place in Warsaw during the Beethoven Festival (with the Sinfonia Iuventus). Award Ceremony and Gala Concert 2015 took place in Ankara with the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra (28 March 2015).
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dmitrij Kitajenko
Artist of the Year: Christian Tetzlaff
Young artist of the Year vocal: Jodie Devos
Young artist of the Year instrumental: Yury Revich
Label of the Year: Accentus
Special Achievement Award: Panufnik Edition: Lukasz Dlugosz, Ewa Kupiec, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Sarah van der Kemp, Michael von Schönermark, Raphael Wallfisch, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Lukasz Borowicz (cpo).
Special Achievement: Award Zhu Xiao-Mei, piano. Johann Sebastian Bach: The Art of Fugue (Accentus CD: ACC30308) ; Goldberg Variations (Accentus DVD: ACC20313)
Special Achievement Award: Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Early music: Bal-Kan. Honey and Blood, Cycles of Life; Meral Azizoğlu, Irini Derebei, Gürsoy Dinçer, Lior Elmaleh, Montserrat Figueras, Tcha Limberger, Marc Mauillon, Amira Medunjanin, Stoimenka Outchikova-Nedyalkova, Agi Szalóki, Zacharias Spyridakis, Hespérion XXI, Jordi Savall (Alia Vox AVSA 9902)
Baroque instrumental: Pavanes and Fantasies from the Age of Dowland; Dowland – Purcell – Jenkins – Lawes – Morley – Locke; John Holloway, Monika Baer, Renate Steinmann, Susanna Hefti, Martin Zeller (ECM 4810430)
Baroque vocal: Vivaldi: Pieta – Sacred Works for Alto; Philippe Jaroussky, Ensemble Arteserse (Erato 825646258109)
Vocal recital: Stella di Napoli; Pacini – Bellini – Carafa – Rossini – Mercadante – Donizetti…; Joyce DiDonato, Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Lyon, Riccardo Minasi (Erato 2564636562)
Choral works: Beethoven: Missa Solemnis; Lucy Crowe, Jennifer Johnston, James Gilchrist, Matthew Rose, Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Sir John Eliot Gardiner (Soli Deo Gloria SDG 718)
Opera: Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Alexandra Silber, Cheyenne Jackson, Jessica Vosk, Kevin Vortmann, Juliana Hansen, Kelly Markgraf, Julia Bullock, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas (SFS Media 821936-0059-2)
Solo instrument: Franz Schubert: Sonatas D. 894 & D. 959; Evgeni Koroliov, piano (Tacet 979)
Chamber music: Ludwig van Beethoven: Streichtrio op. 3 – Serenade op. 8; Frank-Peter Zimmermann, Antoine Tamestit, Christian Poltéra (BIS 2087)
Concertos: Joseph Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante; Wolfgang A. Mozart: Oboe Concerto; Lucas M. Navarro, Gregory Ahss, Konstantin Pfiz, Guilhaume Santana, Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado (Claves 1302)
Symphonic music: Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 9; Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (Deutsche Grammophon 4793441)
Contemporary music: Unsuk Chin: Piano and Cello Concertos, Su for Sheng and Orchestra; Alban Gerhardt, Wu Wei, Sunwook Kim, Seoul Philharmonic, Myung-Whun Chung (Deutsche Grammophon 481 0971)
Best collection: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Complete Symphonies; Danish National Chamber Orchestra, Ádám Fischer (Dacapo 8201201)
Historical recording: Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 1-9; The State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR Ministry of Culture; Gennady Rozhdestvensky (Melodiya MELCD 1002170)
DVD performance: Nikolaï Rimsky-Korsakov: The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh; Vladimir Vaneev, Maxim Aksenov, Svetlana Ignatovich, John Daszak, Alexey Markov, Netherlands Opera Chorus, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Albrecht, conductor, Dmitri Tcherniakov, stage director (Opus Arte OA1089D)
DVD documentaries: Richard Strauss and his Heroines; A Film by Thomas von Steinaecker; Brigitte Fassbaender, Renée Fleming, Gwyneth Jones, Christa Ludwig, Christian Strauss, Rufus Wainwright, Franz Welser-Möst (Arthaus Musik 102181)
Lifetime achievement award: Charles Dutoit
Artist of the year: Andreas Staier
Young artist of the year: Adrien Boisseau
Label of the year: Glossa
Classical website award: Metropolitan Opera Archives
Special achievement award: Ludwig van Beethoven Association, Kraków (Poland)
Special achievement award: SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg
Early music: Erasmus van Rotterdam: In Praise of Folly, Louise Moaty, Marc Mauillon, René Zosso, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall
Baroque instrumental: The Scarlatti Restored Manuscript; Domenico Scarlatti, Antonio Soler: Sonatas, Andrea Bacchetti, piano, RCA Red Seal
Baroque vocal: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Laudate Pueri, Confitebor tibi Domine, Philippe Jaroussky, Julia Lezhneva, Coro della Radiotelevisione della Svizzera Italiana, I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis, Erato
Vocal recital: Franz Schubert: Erlkönig, Matthias Goerne, baritone & Andreas Haefliger, piano, Harmonia Mundi
Choral works: Berlioz: Grande messe des morts, Op. 5, Barry Banks, London Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis , LSO Live
Opera: Benjamin Britten: The Rape of Lucretia, Ian Bostridge, Angelika Kirchschlager, Christopher Purves, Susan Gritton, Peter Coleman-Wright, Claire Booth, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Oliver Knussen , Erato
Solo instrument: Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales – George Enescu: Sonata op. 24/1 – Claude Debussy: 4 Préludes, Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano, eaSonus & Scarlatti Illuminated (Scarlatti – Scarlatti/Tausig – Scarlatti/Friedman), Joseph Moog, piano, Onyx
Chamber music: Béla Bartok: String Quartet No. 3 – Alban Berg: String Quartet op. 3 – Alfred Schnittke: String Quartet No. 3, Signum Quartett, Capriccio
Concertos Béla Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz 112 – Peter Eötvös: Seven – György Ligeti: Violin Concerto. Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Modern, Peter Eötvös. Naïve
Symphonic music: Johannes Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4, Tragische Ouvertüre, Haydn-Variationen, Liebeslieder-Walzer etc. Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly. Decca
Contemporary music: Krzysztof Penderecki: The Complete Symphonies. Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki. Dux 947
Best collection: Paul Hindemith: Violin Concerto – Violin Sonatas, Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin, Enrico Pace, piano, Paavo Järvi, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi, BIS
Historical recording: Sergiu Celibidache – The Berlin Recordings, 1945-1957. Hans Bottermund, Helmut Heller, Lilia d’Albore, Erna Berger, Margarete Klose, Gustav Scheck, Gerhard Puchelt, Tibor de Machula, Raoul Koczalski, Hans Peter Schmitz, Helmut Schlövogt, Karl Rucht, Berliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Sergiu Celibidache, Audite
DVD performance: Sergey Prokofiev: The Gambler. Sergei Aleksashkin, Tatiana Pavlovskaya, Vladimir Galuzin, Larissa Dyadkova, Nikolai Gassiev, Alexander Gergalov, Nadezhda Serdyuk, Andrei Popov, Oleg Sychev, Andrei Spekhov, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev; Laurent Gentot, film director, Mariinsky
DVD documentaries: Refuge in Music – Terezin. A Film by Dorothee Binding and Benedict Mirow, with Anne-Sofie von Otter, Daniel Hope, Christian Gerhaher, Bengt Forsberg, Bebe Risenfors, Alice Herz-Sommer, Coco Schumann. Deutsche Grammophon
Lifetime achievement award Aldo Ciccolini
Artist of the year Carolin Widmann
Young artist of the year vocal Valer Sabadus
Young artist of the year instrumental Alessandro Mazzamuto
label of the year: Audite
Classical website award: Philharmonia Orchestra
Special achievement award Robert von Bahr
Special achievement award Orchestra LaVerdi
Early music Amarcord – zu S. Thomas Zwei Gregorianische Messen aus dem Thomas-Graduale – Thomaskirche Leipzig, um 1300 Amarcord Ensemble RKap 10112
Baroque instrumental Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas & Partitas BWV 1001-3 (Vol. II) Isabelle Faust, violin Harmonia Mundi HMC 902124
Baroque vocal Polychoral Splendour Music from the four galleries of the Abbey Church of Muri by Giovanni Gabrieli and Heinrich Schütz Cappella Murensis (Siri Karoline Thornhill, Stephanie Petitlaurent, Rolf Ehlers, Jürgen Ochs, Mirko Ludwig, Manuel Warwitz, Simon Schnorr, Kees Jan De Koning, Les Cornets Noirs, Johannes Strobl Audite 92.652
Vocal recital Christian Gerhaher – Ferne Geliebte, Beethoven – Haydn – Schönberg – Berg Christian Gerhaher, baritone, Gerold Huber, piano Sony Classical 88691935432
Choral works Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Geistliches Chorwerk Kammerchor Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius Carus 83020
Opera Stanislaw Moniuszko: Verbum nobile Aleksander Teliga, Aleksandra Buczek, Leszek Skrla, Michal Partyka, Janusz Lewandowski, Chor i Orkiestra Opery na Zamku / Warcislaw Kunc Dux 783
Solo instrument Serge Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28, Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 Nikolai Lugansky, piano Naïve AM208
Chamber music Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps Carolin Widmann, violin, Jörg Widmann, clarinet, Nicolas Altstaedt, cello, Alexander Lonquich, piano Orfeo C 840121 B
Concertos Dances to a Black Pipe Copland – Brahms – Fröst – Piazzolla – Hillborg – Högberg Martin Fröst, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti BIS SACD 1863
Symphonic music Albert Roussel: Le festin de l’araignée (The Spider’s Banquet), Padmâvatî Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stéphane Denève Naxos 8.572243
Contemporary music Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cello Concerto No. 2 ‘Towards the Horizon’, Modificata, Percussion Concerto ‘Incantations’ Truls Mørk, cello, Colin Currie, percussion, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds Ondine ODE11782
Best collection Anton Bruckner: Symphonies No. 1 – 9 Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Herbert Blomstedt Querstand VKJK 1230
Historical recording Les Ballets Russes Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring Moscow Philharmonic, Moscow State Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Dmitrij Kitajenko, Pierre Boulez, Vladimir Fedoseyev Melodiya 1001990
DVD performance Francesco Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann, Olga Borodina, Alessandro Corbelli, David Soar, Iain Paton, Janis Kelly, Sarah Castle, Maurizio Muraro, Bonaventura Bottone, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Mark Elder (conductor) & David McVicar (stage director) Decca 0743459
DVD documentaries John Cage – Journeys in Sound. A Film by Allan Miller & Paul Smaczny Accentus ACC 20246
The Jury announced the winners for 2012 in 20 categories from a nomination list comprising over 250 CD and DVD productions.
Recording of the Year + Solo instrumental category – Schumann: Papillons, Klaviersonate op. 11, Kinderszenen, Fantasie op. 17, Waldszenen, Thema mit Variationen (Geistervariationen) – Andras Schiff. ECM 2122/23
Symphonic – Mahler: Symphony No. 4 – Sunhae Im, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck. Exton EXCL00048
Baroque instrumental – Rameau: L’Orchestre de Louis XV – Rameau: Les Indes galantes, Naïs, Zoroastre, Les Boréades (Orchestral Suites) – Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall. Alia Vox AVSA9882
Baroque vocal – Heinrich Schütz: Musicalische Exequien Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier. Ricercar RIC 311
Chamber Music – Beethoven: Septet op. 20, Sextet op. 71 – Scharoun Ensemble Berlin. Tudor 7146
Choral – Fauré: Requiem – Philippe Jaroussky, Matthias Goerne, Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi. Virgin 5099908847027
Concerto – French Impressions – Saint-Saëns, Ysaÿe, Chausson, Ravel – Rachel Kolly d'Alba, Orchestre Symphonique de Bienne, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, John Axelrod. Warner Classics 2564671814
Contemporary – Penderecki: Viola Concerto, Cello Concerto No. 2 – Grigory Zhislin, Tatjana Vassiljeva, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit. Naxos 8.572 211
Early Music – Palestrina Vol. 1 – Palestrina: Missa Assumpta est Maria, Salve Regina, Ave Maria – The Sixteen, Harry Christophers. Coro COR16091
Opera – Martin – Der Sturm (opera) – Robert Holl, Christine Buffle, Ethan Herschenfeld, James Gilchrist, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Netherlands Radio Choir, conducted Thierry Fischer. Hyperion CDA678213
Historical – Bartók: Concertos, Cantata profana, Divertimento, etc. – Tibor Varga, Andor Foldes, Géza Anda, Louis Kentner, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, RIAS Berlin, conducted Ferenc Fricsay. Audite 21 407
Vocal Recital – Tragédiennes 3 – Méhul, Rodolphe Kreutzer, Salieri, Gluck, Gossec, Berlioz, etc. – Véronique Gens, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset. Virgin 50999 070927 2 5
DVD Performance – Mahler: Symphony No. 9 – Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado. Accentus Music ACC 20214
DVD Documentary – Carlos Kleiber – Traces to Nowhere: Film by Eric Schulz. With Plácido Domingo, Brigitte Fassbaender, Otto Schenk, Veronika Kleiber. Arthaus Musik 101553
Lifetime Achievement Award – composer Krzysztof Penderecki.
Artist of the Year – pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.
Young Artist of the Year – pianist Joseph Moog.
Label of the Year – Ondine.
Special Achievement Award – restorer of historical recordings, Ward Marston.
Website/Online Award – website, classicalplanet.com.
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 Berlin dir. René Jacobs. Harmonia Mundi HMC 90206870
Symphonic – Shostakovich 8th Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko, Naxos.
Baroque – Via Crucis soloists Núria Rial, Philippe Jaroussky, L'Arpeggiata, cond. Christina Pluhar. Virgin Classics 5099969457708
Chamber Music – Beethoven Violin Sonatas Nos 3, 9 "Kreutzer" – Viktoria Mullova, Kristian Bezuidenhout. Onyx 4050
Choral – Stravinsky Oedipus Rex – Depardieu, Mariinsky Orchestra & Chorus, Gergiev. Mariinsky MAR0510
Concerto – Schumann Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra – Lena Neudauer, German Radio PO, Pablo González. Hänssler Classic CD 93 258
Contemporary – Friedrich Cerha Spiegel-Monumentum-Momente - SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden & Freiburg, Sylvain Cambreling Kairos KAI0013002
Early Music – Dinastia Borgia Book and CDs – Montserrat Figueras, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall Alia Vox AVSA9875A+C
First Recording – Vivaldi Armida al campo d'Egitto Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini. Naïve OP30492
Historical – Sibelius Complete Symphonies – Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Melodiya MELCD 1001669
Solo Instrumental – Debussy Complete Piano Works Vol 5 – Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Chandos CHAN 10545
Vocal Recital – Mahler Lieder – Christian Gerhaher, Gerold Huber. RCA 886975677320
DVD Performance – Wagner Der Ring des Nibelungen – cond. Zubin Mehta, with La Fura dels Baus. C Major 703 808
DVD Documentary – Tchaikovsky Two films: (Tchaikovsky's Women, Fate) – Christopher Nupen. Allegro Films A 10CN D
Lifetime Achievement Award – Menahem Pressler, founder of the Beaux Arts Trio.
Artist of the Year – conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Young Artist of the Year – French pianist David Kadouch.
Label of the Year – Chandos Records.
Special Achievement Award – BIS Records' complete Sibelius Edition.
Website/Online Award – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Digital Concert Hall
The Cannes Classical Awards (CCA) were music awards awarded at the Marché international du disque et de l'édition musicale (MIDEM) international music convention in Cannes, France, in January from 1994 until 2010.
The original chairman of the awards was the New York music critic David Hurwitz. Voting was conducted by a multinational jury of several hundred music critics from magazines including Hurwitz' ClassicsToday.com website, Crescendo (Belgium), Répertoire (France), Pizzicato (Luxemburg), Klassik Heute (Germany), Scherzo (Spain), Musica (Italy) etc.
In 2011, the awards were replaced with the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA), which were first awarded in Tampere, Finland on April 6.
