ICMA Gala in Valencia: Award for Historic Performances

On 12 April 2024, our Karjan CD box The Early Lucerne Years, 1952 – 1957 was recognized at the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) at the Palau de la Música in Valencia. The jury's statement:

“How a star is born? The collection Herbert von Karajan – The Early Lucerne Years gives a possible answer, regarding one of the symbols of the art of conducting in the 20th century. The Internationale Musikfestwochen Luzern, later Lucerne Festival, gave in 1948 an opportunity to Herbert von Karajan. It was his first concert outside Germany, after the denazification process. His relation with the Swiss festival developed in time; these recordings made between 1952–1957, for the first time released on CD, show us a young, very talented and volcanic conductor, in beautiful remastered productions that are keeping the original live sentiment and energy. A true discovery!”

We are very proud of the award!

In addition to Ludger Böckenhoff from audite, our long-standing label partner for the Historic Performances CD series, Dr. Matthias Röder from the Karajan Institute also attended the award ceremony.

The next Historic Performances CD will be released in August and is dedicated to the Czech conducting legend Václav Neumann.