Outstanding Young Artist Award
The Outstanding Young Artist Award is one of the principle awards at the MIDEM Classique Awards, presented by the MIDEM / IAMA partnership each year in Cannes during the MIDEM international media trade show. The award aims to introduce the as yet unsigned recording stars of the future to the Classical recording industry, and is central to the Young International Performers (YIP) programme run by IAMA for not-for-profit organisations who nurture young musicians at the beginnings of their careers.
Not-for-profit organisations which form part of the IAMA YIP programme may nominate a number of their young artists for the award. An international jury of IAMA members listens to unedited recordings of each artist, and selects the finalists. The 19-strong MIDEM Classique Awards Jury, an international panel mainly consisting of specialist music magazine and radio journalists, then listens to the finalists, and votes for the winner, who then performs at the awards ceremony in Cannes. IAMA is represented on the MIDEM Classique Awards Jury by Board member, Christian May.
Details of the nominations and IAMA Jury for the 2008 awards can be found here.
The winners of the Outstanding Young Artist Award have included:
IAMA Programme @ Midem in January 2008
Topic: Managers & Artists - Rebuilding the Relationships in an Evolving Music Environment
Topic: Reaching the Mainstream” Workshop as part of the International Manager Summit.
Topic: The Changing World of Artist Management - International Perspectives in the Classical Music Sector
Artist management in the classical music sector is changing. Gone are the days of simply “shopping for artists” or blind calling promoters. Today the partnerships between artist, artist manager, promoter and media have to be approached in new ways. For the artist manager, there is an increasing expectation from the artist to know about much more about many things that make up the business. The promoter, whether Festival, Opera House, Venue or Orchestra have their own new dimensions of pressure from financial to the more cotemporary issue of media opportunity. Streaming, internet downloads and CD labels all contribute to promoting the art forms we wish society to enjoy but create other issues between the parties involved. This discussion will focus opinion on the partnership shifts today that makes up the changing world of artist management.
John Willan, Chairman Hazard Chase Ltd and Chairman of IAMA : Moderator
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Véronique Jourdain, Director, Véronique Jourdain Artists Management (France)
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Andreas Schessl, Managing Director, MünchenMusik GmbH (Germany)
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Nicholas Kenyon, Managing Director, Barbican Centre, (UK)
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Darko Brlek, Artistic Director, Festival Ljubljana
Evening programme: 19:00 - 21:00 Midem Classique Awards including the presentation of the IAMA/Midem Outstanding Young Artist Award.
Workshop: IAMA speaker, Catherine Le Bris, Director, CLB Managment (UK)
Wednesday 30th January
Time: 14:30 – 16:00
Venue: Auditorium H, level 4, Palais des Festivals
Moderator: Peter Jenner, Serious
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Cathy Bitton, Managing Director, Saraswati Music (France)
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Bertis Downs, General Counsel of REM (USA)
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Jazz Summers, CEO, Big Life Management (UK)
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James Brown, MD, Hazard Chase (UK)
Tuesday 29th January
Time: 10.00 AM - 11.00 AM
Venue: Verriere Californie, located on level 5, Palais des Festivals
IAMA is collaborating with the International Music Managers' Forum (IMMF) and Music Managers' Forum (MMF) in the music management seminar at Midem. Here are the details:
Monday 28th January
Time: 3pm- 4pm
Venue: Auditorium Esterel, level 5, Palais des Festivals
