ICMA Announce Classic Event of the Year

Leipzig's Gewandhaus will host on 1 April an outstanding classic event: ICMA's Gala Concert and Award Ceremony.

For the first time in Germany, the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA), the only international Music Awards, will present at 8:00 pm an exceptional Gala concert with the Gewandhausorchester and conductor Francesco Angelico, Ensemble Esperanza, MDR Rundfunkchor and soloists Elena Bashkirova, Sharon Bezaly, Julia Fischer, Sophie Pacini, Elsa Dreisig, Chouchane Siranossian, Caroline Widmann, Tabea Zimmermann, Gábor Boldoczki, Daniel Müller-Schott, Robert Neumann, Julian Prégardien, Matti Salminen and Jos van Immerseel. The Award Ceremony (at 5:00 pm, with free entrance) will be presented by ICMA president Rémy Franck and musically enriched by Ensemble Esperanza, winner of a Special Award, Discovery Award winner Robert Neumann and the outstanding Belgian pianist Florian Noack, winner in the Solo Instrument category.

Since 2009, ResMusica has been the French representative to the ICMA Jury.