The ICMA nomination list for 2017 is available.
For the 2017 awards the Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) has nominated 321 audio and video productions (down from 364 in 2016) from 119 labels (up from 115 in 2016).
To become a nomination, a production needs to be proposed by at least two jury members. With 17 nominations, the French label Harmonia Mundi, Label of the Year 2016, is once more on the first place, followed by Alpha (14), Deutsche Grammophon (13), Decca (13) and Accentus Music (11). The list of 20 countries from Europe, Asia and North America is largely dominated by Germany (34 labels), followed by the United Kingdom, France and the US.
The final result with the ICMA winners will be published on 20 January 2017.
The Award Ceremony and Gala concert will take place in Leipzig, Germany, on 1 April, with the Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Francesco Angelico.
Since its creation in 2009, ResMusica has been the French representative to the ICMA Jury.