We’re delighted to announce that 14 PENTATONE releases have been nominated for the 2027 International Classical Music Awards (ICMA).
We are grateful for this wonderful recognition of the exceptional artistry, musicianship, and creativity behind our recordings. Congratulations to all the artists, conductors, orchestras, ensembles, engineers, technicians, and everyone involved in bringing these projects to life!
Our nominated releases are:
🎵 The Leipzig Collegium Musicum, Vol. 1: Music before Bach – Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum, Reinhard Goebel
🎵 Spiritillo Mediterraneo – Cristina Prats Costa and friends
🎵 Johann Sebastian Bach: Lutheran Masses BWV 233–236 – Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
🎵 Addio Amore – Jeanine De Bique, Terry Wey, Kammerorchester Basel
🎵 Over My Head – John Holiday, Kevin Miller
🎵 Puccini: Heroines – Sondra Radvanovsky, Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra, Enrique Mazzola
🎵 Metanoia – Yulianna Avdeeva
🎵 Beethoven: The Late String Quartets – Quatuor Diotima
🎵 Manu Sinistra – Ilia Ovcharenko, MDR-Sinfonieorchester, Oksana Lyniv
🎵 Italian Perspectives – Bamberger Symphoniker, Riccardo Frizza
🎵 Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances – Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Karina Canellakis
🎵 Adès: The Exterminating Angel Symphony & Violin Concerto – Leila Josefowicz, Minnesota Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård
🎵 Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118 – Francesco Piemontesi, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Manfred Honeck
🎵 De Hartmann: Esther – The Grange Festival Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits
A huge congratulations to everyone involved! We are proud to see these recordings recognised among this year’s nominees.