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Classic Brit Awards

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The Classic Brit Awards
Current: 2018 Classic Brit Awards
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Awarded forExcellence in classical music
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBritish Phonographic Industry
Formerly calledClassical BRIT Awards
First awarded2000
Websitewww.classicbrits.co.uk
Television/radio coverage
NetworkITV

The Classic BRIT Awards (previously Classical BRIT Awards) are an annual awards ceremony held in the United Kingdom covering aspects of classical and crossover music, and are the equivalent of popular music's Brit Awards.

The awards are organised by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and were inaugurated in 2000 "in recognition of the achievements of classical musicians and the growth of classical music sales in the UK." The ceremony takes place in the Royal Albert Hall each May.

The event combines live performances with specially commissioned awards presented throughout the evening.

Voting for the awards is done by "an academy of industry executives, the media, the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD), members of the Musicians Union, lawyers, promoters, and orchestra leaders," except for "Album of the Year" which is voted for by listeners of Classic FM.

Since 2011, the ceremony has been known as "Classic BRIT Awards". After a five-year hiatus following the 2013 ceremony, the Classic BRIT Awards returned with a ceremony broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall on 13 June 2018.[1]

It was subsequently revealed that the Classic BRIT Awards would become a biennial event, with the next ceremony scheduled to be held in 2020.[2] However, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television networks across the globe; the 2020 live ceremony were suspended to a later date due to a ban on large gatherings by the government in March of that year.

Awards

2000

Friday 5 May 2000. Hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald.

2001

Thursday 31 May 2001. Hosted by Katie Derham.

  • Female Artist of the Year – Angela Gheorghiu
  • Male Artist of the Year – Nigel Kennedy
  • Album of the Year – Russell Watson – The Voice
  • Ensemble/Orchestral Album of the Year – Sir Simon Rattle and Berliner Philharmoniker – Mahler, 10th Symphony
  • Young British Classical Performer – Freddy Kempf
  • Critics' Award – Sir Simon Rattle and Berliner Philarmoniker – Mahler, 10th Symphony
  • Best-selling Debut Album – Russell Watson – The Voice
  • Outstanding Contribution to Music – Sir Simon Rattle

2002

Wednesday 22 May 2002.

2003

Thursday 22 May 2003. Hosted by Katie Derham.

  • Female Artist of the Year – Renée Fleming
  • Male Artist of the Year – Sir Simon Rattle
  • Album of the Year – Andrea Bocelli – Sentimento
  • Best selling classical album – Andrea Bocelli – Sentimento
  • Ensemble/Orchestral Album of the Year – Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle – Mahler, Symphony no. 5
  • Contemporary Music Award – Arvo Pärt – Orient & Occident
  • Young British Classical Performer – Chloë Hanslip
  • Critics' Award – Murray Perahia – Chopin, Etudes Opus 10, Opus 25
  • Outstanding Contribution to Music – Cecilia Bartoli

2004

Wednesday 26 May 2004. Hosted by Katie Derham.

2005

Wednesday 25 May 2005. Hosted by Lesley Garrett.

2006

Thursday 4 May 2006. Hosted by Michael Parkinson.

2007

Thursday 3 May 2007. Hosted by Fern Britton.

2008

Thursday 8 May 2008. Hosted by Myleene Klass.

2009

Thursday 14 May 2009. Hosted by Myleene Klass.

2010

Thursday 13 May 2010. Hosted by Myleene Klass.

2011

Thursday 12 May 2011. Hosted by Myleene Klass.

2012

Tuesday 2 October 2012. Hosted by Myleene Klass.

2013

Wednesday 2 October 2013. Hosted by Myleene Klass.

  • International Artist of the Year – Lang Lang
  • Lifetime Achievement Award – Luciano Pavarotti (posthumous)
  • Female Artist of the Year – Nicola Benedetti
  • Male Artist of the Year – Daniel Barenboim
  • Breakthrough Artist of the Year – Amy Dickson
  • Composer of the Year – Hans Zimmer
  • Critics Award – Jonas Kaufmann
  • Album of the Year – André Rieu, Magic of the Movies
  • Outstanding Contribution to Music; Hans Zimmer

2018

Wednesday 13 June 2018. Hosted by Myleene Klass and Alexander Armstrong

  • Female Artist of the Year – Renée Fleming
  • Male Artist of the Year – Sheku Kanneh-Mason
  • Group of the Year – Michael Ball & Alfie Boe
  • Soundtrack of the Year — The Greatest Showman OST (Benj Pasek & Justin Paul)
  • Critics’ Choice in association with Apple Music – Sheku Kanneh-Mason
  • Classic FM Album of the Year – Michael Ball & Alfie Boe
  • Classic BRITs Icon – Andrea Bocelli
  • Sound of Classical 2018 – Jess Gillam
  • PPL Classic BRITs Breakthrough Artist of the Year – Tokio Myers
  • Special Recognition Award for Musical Theatre & Education – Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • Lifetime Achievement Award – Dame Vera Lynn

References

  1. ^ Kennedy, Maev (23 March 2018). "Classic Brit awards to make comeback after five-year absence" – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. ^ "No Classic BRITs for 2019, event will return in 2020". www.musicweek.com.

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