The International Classical Music Awards ICMA today announced the nominations for their Awards 2026, celebrating the best musicians and recordings. The nominations include many renowned soloists, ensembles, conductors and orchestras as well as a lot of young musicians, many of them being first-nominees.

For the Awards 2026 the jury has nominated a total of 307 audio and video productions released by 101 labels from Europe, Asia and North America – 18 countries in total.

To become a nomination, a production needs to be proposed by at least two jury members. The most nominated labels are Alpha, Deutsche Grammophon, Harmonia Mundi, Naxos and Pentatone.

To see the list, just click on the links beneath which will open PDF files sorted by labels or categories.

Nomination list sorted by categories ICMA 2026 PDF format

Nomination list sorted by labels ICMA 2026 PDF format