International Classical Music Awards
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),[1] the Internationales Musik And Medienzentrum (IMZ),[2] Vienna, and websites Resmusica.com (France) and internet radio Viva Classica (Finland).[3]
The first award ceremony took place Tampere, 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 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 Nuria 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 Gonzalez. 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, 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
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