ICM is thrilled to bring some of the world’s most iconic musicians to Asia and Australia this November.

In Seoul, Martha Argerich and Charles Dutoit reunite for two extraordinary concerts at Lotte Concert Hall on November 21 & 22, presented by the Lotte Foundation for Arts. The response was extraordinary: both concerts sold out within three minutes of tickets going on sale.

We are equally excited to bring Mischa Maisky and Lily Maisky to Australia for their first-ever duo tour, performing in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, followed by Hanoi, Vietnam. Their programs span Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff.

Photos by westransfer

International Classical Music Management will launch an artist management academy in March 2027, with the support of IAMA World.

Behind every great artist is a manager who understands both the music and the business, yet this profession is still learned almost entirely on the job. Taught by leading managers from the international classical music world, ICM Academy passes on the knowledge, standards and relationships that sustain artists’ careers, and prepares a new generation to carry them forward with integrity and vision.

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One of the most exciting young pianists of his generation, Lucas combines remarkable musical maturity with a rapidly developing international career. ICM looks forward to working closely with Lucas as he enters this important new chapter.

Just before the start of the 2026/27 season Hélène Mercier joined Renaud Capuçon, Pascal Moraguès and Kian Soltani at the Salzburg Festival to perform Olivier Messiaen`s one-hour long Quatuor pour la fin du temps. “One might finally hold one’s breath when, in praise of Jesus` immortality, Mercier and Capuçon, almost otherworldly each made their instruments sing in their great solos”. Renaud Capucon is also one of the soloists alongside Edgar Moreau who are joining her and Krzysztof Urbański for Beethoven`s Tripel concerto in December in Bern.

Pianist Salome Jordania started the 26/27 season with the release of her new album and a recital at London`s Bechstein Hall with highest critical acclaim: “Salome Jordania reigniting the Bechstein Hall as a star is born with works from her debut recording of ‘Passage: A spiritual odyssey’.“

Just a few days before the concert she visited BBC In Tune in the studio, you still have a few days to hear her on BBC Sounds, please jump to the 18:00 min mark.

The grand finale of the Classical Bridge International Music Festival brings together Maestro Mikhail Pletnev and the Rachmaninoff International Orchestra, joined by violinist Daniel Lozakovich, cellist Gautier Capuçon, and pianist Hélène Mercier, performing Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.

The programme also includes works by Beethoven and Rachmaninoff, including The Rock, as well as Pletnev’s Rachmaniana.

• Date & Venue: 12 June 2026, 7:30 PM – Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall

French pianist David Fray deepens his exploration of Baroque repertoire with Baroque Encores, to be released November 14, 2025. The album showcases Fray’s signature clarity, lyrical phrasing, and elegant energy across a selection of encore works.

Featured in Strings Magazine and The Violin Channel
Cellist Edgar Moreau was recently highlighted as a “Talent to Watch” by The Violin Channel and gave an in-depth interview to Strings Magazine about his musical journey.

“These recordings embody the highest level of expressive depth, imagination, and conviction. I try to remember what Pablo Casals once said: ‘Don’t focus on the trees but make us dream of the forest.’”

Strings Magazine Interview: https://stringsmagazine.com/edgar-moreau-transmission-sums-up-values-that-have-sustained-the-cellist/
The Violin Channel Feature: https://theviolinchannel.com/vc-artist-edgar-moreau-cellist/

In May 2024 at Lotte Concert Hall and Seoul Arts Center, the festival launches successfully with fifteen invited guests, officially sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company.

The festival rotates in France, USA and South Korea, and the next edition will be in Paris 2025.

Mikhail Pletnev’s new ensemble is already finely honed

Judging by this debut recording, [the RIO] is already a finely honed ensemble. The playing doesn’t yet boast the razor-sharp precision of articulation that perhaps can only be achieved by a long-established orchestra. But this is a relatively minor disadvantage when measured against the commitment of the performance as a whole… Pletnev has opted to create his own arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s work. This preserves the narrative chronological sequence of music as it unfolds throughout the ballet. [The Bizet/Shchedrin Carmen Suite] has drive, rhythmic exuberance and expressive intensity.

– June 2024 BBC Music Magazine

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