Cannes Classical Awards
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The Cannes Classical Awards (CCA) were music awards awarded at MIDEM
international music convention in Cannes, France in January from 1994-2010.
The original chairman of the awards was the New York music critic David Hurwitz. Voting was conducted by a multinational jury of several hundred music critics from magazines including Hurwitz' ClassicsToday.com website, Crescendo (Belgium), Répértoire (France), Pizzicato (Luxemburg), Klassik Heute (Germany), Scherzo (Spain), Musica (Italy) etc.
In 2011 the awards were replaced with the International Classical Music Awards
(ICMA), which were first awarded in Tampere
, Finland on April 6.
Midem
-MIDEM:Short for Marché International du Disque et de l'Edition Musicale, MIDEM is the world's largest music industry trade fair, which has been held annually at and around the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, since 1967...
international music convention in Cannes, France in January from 1994-2010.
The original chairman of the awards was the New York music critic David Hurwitz. Voting was conducted by a multinational jury of several hundred music critics from magazines including Hurwitz' ClassicsToday.com website, Crescendo (Belgium), Répértoire (France), Pizzicato (Luxemburg), Klassik Heute (Germany), Scherzo (Spain), Musica (Italy) etc.
In 2011 the awards were replaced with the International Classical Music Awards
International Classical Music Awards
The International Classical Music Awards are music awards first awarded April 6, 2011 which replace the Cannes Classical Awards formerly awarded at MIDEM 2010...
(ICMA), which were first awarded in Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
, Finland on April 6.