ICMA Award Nominees Announced

The nominees for the 2021  International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) have been announced, with several of the nominated albums available to download in Studio Master, including Linn's latest recording with Francesco Piemontesi, Andrew Manze and Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

The finalists will be announced on December 15, and the ICMA winners on 20 January 2021. The Award Ceremony and Gala concert will take place in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, on 18 April 2021, with the Sinfonieorchester Liechtenstein conducted by Yaron Traub.

Here are the nominees, which are available to download in Studio Master:

• Hammerschmidt: Ach Jesus stirbt by Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier
• What's Next Vivaldi? by Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico & Patricia Kopatchinskaja
• Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 19 & 27, Rondo K. 386 by Francesco Piemontesi, Andrew Manze & Scottish Chamber Orchestra
• Bach: Redemption by Anna Prohaska, Lautten Compagney & Wolfgang Katschner
• Stradella: San Giovanni Battista by Le Banquet Céleste & Damien Guillon
• Beethoven: Complete Works for Fortepiano and Violoncello by Nicolas Altstaedt & Alexander Lonquich
• Paradise Lost by Anna Prohaska & Julius Drake
• Nuits by Véronique Gens & I Giardini
• Vivaldi: Concerti per Flauto by Giovanni Antonini & Il Giardino Armonico
• La Passione by Barbara Hannigan & Ludwig Orchestra