2003 CANNES CLASSICAL AWARDS: WINNERS
About the Award
The Cannes Classical Awards was established nine years ago, in cooperation with several premiere international music magazines. The purpose of the award is to recognize the universal appeal of classical music in creating a truly international recording award, one in which the typical bias and local preferences common to these events are effectively counter-balanced by the multinational make-up of the jury. Each year several hundred critics from seven countries (Hungary, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, the United States) take part in the voting in approximately 20 different categories, while special awards such as those for Lifetime Achievement are selected by the chairman and the editors of the participating magazines. The Award Ceremony itself takes place in January at the MIDEM international music convention in Cannes, France. Winners are published by the participants in their February issues.
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Participants:
• Répértoire (France)
• Klassik Heute (Germany)
• Scherzo (Spain)
• Crescendo (Belgium)
• Musica (Italy)
• Gramofon (Hungary)
• ClassicsToday.com (USA)
• Sponsor: MIDEM 2002 (Host)
• Chairmen: David Hurwitz and Christophe Huss
CRITIC’S AWARDS
Early Music
Paolo da Firenze: Narcisso Speculando; Memelsdorff (Harmonia Mundi)
Choral: 17/18 Century
Zelenka: Melodrama de Sancto Wenceslao; Stryncl (Supraphon)
Songs and Vocal Recitals
Rossini: Arias; Florez (Decca)
Keyboard
Kaleidoscope: Hamelin (Hyperion)
Chamber/Solo Instrumental 17/18 Century
Buxtehude: Sonatas Op. 1; Kraemer (Harmonia Mundi)
Opera: 17/18 Century
Gluck: Orfeo; Jacobs (Harmonia Mundi)
Solo/Orchestra
Brouwer: Guitar Concerto No. 5; Korhonen (Ondine)
Orchestral 18/19 Century
Dvorak: Symphonic Variations; Legends; Mackerras (Supraphon)
Chamber/Solo Instrumental 19 Century
Alkan: Sonata de Concert; Bertrand, Amoyel (Harmonia Mundi)
Opera: 19/20 Century
Offenbach: Le Belle HélŹne; Minkowski (Virgin)
Choral: 19/20 Century
Gubaidulina: St. John Passion; Gergiev (Haenssler)
Chamber/Solo Instrumental 20 Century
Bax: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Maggini Quartet (Naxos)
Chamber/Solo Instrumental: CD Premiere
Biarent: Quintet and Cello Sonata; Anderson, Drobinsky, Danel Qt. (CyprŹs)
Orchestral 20 Century
Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies; Barshai (Brilliant Classics)
Orchestral and Concerto: CD Premier
Weigl: Symphony No. 5; Sanderling (BIS)
Opera: CD Premier
Weill: Der Protagonist; Mauceri (Capriccio)
Reissue: First General Release on CD
Bruckner: Symphony No. 2; Giulini (Testament)
Film Music
Korngold: The Sea Hawk; Previn (DG)
Archival/Historical
Mahler: Symphony No. 3; Kubelik (Audite)
DVD AWARDS:
Presented in association with the International Music Center, Vienna (IMZ)
DVD/OPERA
Offenbach: La Belle HélŹne; Minkowski (TDK)
DVD/CONCERT & BALLET
New Year’s Concert: Ozawa (TDK)
EDITOR’S AWARDS
Young Artist
Sharon Bezaly (flute)
Living Composer
Sofia Gubaidulina
Lifetime Achievement for Fostering Young Talent
Monsterrat Caballé
Record of the Year
Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies; Barshai (Brilliant Classics)
