Cannes Classical Awards

The Cannes Classical Awards (CCA) 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.[1] Voting was conducted by a multinational jury of several hundred music critics from magazines including Hurwitz' ClassicsToday.com website, Crescendo (Belgium), Répértoire (France), Pizzicato (Luxemburg), Klassik Heute (Germany), Scherzo (Spain), Musica (Italy) etc.[2]

In 2011 the awards were replaced with the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA), which were first awarded in Tampere, Finland on April 6.

References

  1. ^ Czech music Český hudební fond Praha. Hudební informační středisko - 1995 "... which took part in the French seaside resort of Cannes between January 21 st and 25th, ... chairman of the competition is the well known New York music critic and Czech music connoisseur David Hurwitz."
  2. ^ Classic CD 1998 "Here we reveal the winners in the Cannes Classical Awards, presented on 19 January' by the editors of nine international music magazines and CCA chairman David Hurwitz at MIDEM, the classical industry's annual convention. ..."