Today the Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) announced the winners of 26 awards for the 2022 edition.
„Our international and independent Jury has selected the winners from a nomination list comprising 377 productions and a wide range of artists and labels. Our winners are the expression of the highest artistry, and the list of awards shows that our jury is not content with a superficial evaluation of the music industry but performs a comprehensive and in-depth analysis. The winner list comprises many renowned as well as lesser-known and young musicians and no less than 17 labels!” said Remy Franck, President of the Jury.
The conductor Adam Fischer wins the Lifetime Achievement Award; clarinettist and conductor Martin Fröst is Artist of the Year. Italian violinists Gennaro Cardaropoli and Julian Kainrath are Young Artist of the Year resp. winner of the Discovery Award.
Sebastian Androne wins the Composer Award. Château de Versailles Spectacles is Label of the Year. The Orchestra Award goes to Francisco Coll. Special Achievement Awards are granted to conductor Pierre Cao and pianist Michael Korstick.
In the audio and video categories, 17 productions have been awarded. The winners receive the ICMA trophies during the annual Award Ceremony that will take place at the Philharmonie in Luxembourg on 21 April.
This evening will also include a Gala Concert with the participation of a number of the winners and the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Adam Fischer. The concert will be broadcast live by Luxembourg’s public radio 100.7 and later by radio stations of the European Broadcasting Union’s worldwide network.
The International Classical Music Awards are the preeminent awards for classical music on an international level. The jury consists of professional music critics of the most important magazines, online services and radio stations: Andante (Turkey), Crescendo (Belgium), Das Orchester (Germany), Deutsche Welle (Germany), IMZ (Austria), MDR-Klassik (Germany), Musical Life (Russia), Musica (Italy), Musik & Theater (Switzerland), Opera (UK), Orpheus Radio (Russia), Papageno (Hungary), Pizzicato (Luxembourg), Polskie Radio Chopin (Poland), Radio 100,7 (Luxembourg), Radio Romania Muzical (Romania), Resmusica.com (France), Scherzo (Spain), Rondo Classic (Finland), Unison (Croatia).
ICMA 2022 THE WINNERS
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Adam Fischer, conductor
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Martin Fröst, clarinet
YOUNG ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Gennaro Cardaropoli, violin
DISCOVERY AWARD
Julian Kainrath, violin
LABEL OF THE YEAR
Château de Versailles Spectacles
ORCHESTRA AWARD
Francisco Coll, composer
EARLY MUSIC
Basevi Codex – Music at the Court of Margaret of Austria
Dorothee Mields, soprano
Boreas Quartett Bremen
Audite
97.783
BAROQUE INSTRUMENTAL
The Mad Lover
Eccles – Purcell – Dunford – Matteis
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin
Thomas Dunford, lute
Harmonia Mundi
HMM902305
VOCAL MUSIC
Schumann: Complete Songs
Christian Gerhaher, baritone
Gerold Huber, piano
Sony Classical
19439780112
CHORAL MUSIC
Gioachino Rossini: Petite messe solennelle
Sandrine Piau, soprano, Josè Maria Lo Monaco, mezzo-soprano
Edgardo Rocha, tenor, Christian Senn, baritone,
Francesco Corti, Cristiano Gaudio, piano,
Daniel Perer, harmonium,
Coro Ghislieri,
Giulio Prandi
Arcana
A494
SOLO INSTRUMENT
Niccolò Paganini: 24 Caprices
Alina Ibragimova, violin
Hyperion
CDA68366
CONCERTOS
Beethoven – Berg – Bartok
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Berliner Philharmoniker
Alan Gilbert, Daniel Harding, Kirill Petrenko
Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings
BPHR210151
SYMPHONIC MUSIC
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (3 versions)
Bamberger Symphoniker
Jakub Hrusa
Accentus Music
ACC 30533
CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Francisco Coll
Violin Concerto – Hidd’n Blue – Mural – 4 Iberian Miniatures – Aqua Cinerea
Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Gustavo Gimeno
Pentatone
PTC5186951
ASSORTED PROGRAMS
Nikolai Kapustin
Piano Concerto No. 4 – Concerto for violin, piano & strings – Chamber Symphony Op. 105
Frank Dupree, piano, Rosanne Philippens, violin
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Case Scaglione, Frank Dupree
Capriccio
C5437
HISTORICAL RECORDINGS
The Complete Wilhelm Furtwängler on Records
Various composers
Berliner Philharmoniker, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Warner Classics
019025232405
PREMIERE RECORDINGS
Antonio Salieri: Armida
Lenneke Ruiten, Florie Valiquette, Teresa Iervolino, Ashley Riches
Chœur de chambre de Namur, Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset
Aparté
AP244
VIDEO PERFORMANCE
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt
Jonas Kaufmann, Marlies Petersen, Andrzej Filonczyk, Jennifer Johnston
Mirjam Mesak, Corinna Scheuerle, Manuel Günther, Dean Power
Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Kirill Petrenko
Regie: Simon Stone
Bayerische Staatsoper Recordings
BSOREC2001
