Monteverdi\u2019s Vespers <\/strong>\u2013 a fitting accolade, as Pichon tells us that his first encounter with the work, as a nine-year-old chorister, was \u2018one of the biggest moments of my musical life \u2013 a truly mystical experience. I felt I was entering a new cosmos for the very first time.\u2019<\/p>Staying with the human voice, this year\u2019s Vocal Award <\/strong>went to everyone\u2019s favourite breakdancing countertenor Jakub J\u00f3zef Orli\u0144ski <\/strong>for his album Beyond<\/em><\/strong>, in collaboration with the period performance ensemble Il Pomo d\u2019Oro<\/strong>. Encompassing works by Monteverdi<\/strong>, Caccini<\/strong>, Frescobaldi <\/strong>and others, the disc earned a glowing review from our writer Kate Bolton-Porciatti: \u2018Featuring a string of world premieres, the creative and attentively researched programme knits together musical and textual threads into a fast-moving sequence of cantatas, songs, opera extracts and sundry instrumental pieces that blur boundaries been pop and art music.\u2019<\/p>Impressively, guitarist Sean Shibe <\/strong>earned a BBC Music Magazine Award nomination with his very first album back in 2018. This year he\u2019s gone one better, winning the Instrumental Award <\/strong>for his dazzling new album Profesi\u00f3n<\/em><\/strong>, which features works by a trio of great Latin American composers: Ginastera<\/strong>, Barrios <\/strong>and Villa-Lobos<\/strong>.<\/p>And our Newcomer Award<\/strong> went to pianist George Xiaoyuan Fu<\/strong> for Mirrors<\/em><\/strong>, his adventurously curated album of solo piano works by Ravel, Rachmaninov, Unsuk Chin and others.<\/p>Speaking of adventurous programming, the 2024 Premiere Award<\/strong> went to a bold, captivating album of 20th and 21st-century concertante works by Elisabeth Lutyens<\/strong>, Elizabeth Maconchy<\/strong> and BBC Music Magazine<\/em>\u2019s May cover star, Errollyn Wallen<\/strong>. These scintillating recordings were made by pianists Martin Jones and Rebeca Omordia, with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by John Andrews. The latter was full of praise for his orchestral forces: \u2018They\u2019d just come from recording some Shirley Bassey, but they absolutely ate this music for breakfast. They cede nothing to the finest contemporary music groups in the world.\u2019<\/p>The winners of the 2024 Awards were announced at a live ceremony at London\u2019s Kings Place, hosted by BBC Music Magazine <\/em><\/strong>editor Charlotte Smith <\/strong>and Radio 3 <\/strong>presenter Tom Service<\/strong>, and featured live performances from Newcomer Award <\/strong>winner George Xiaoyuan Fu <\/strong>and Chamber Award <\/strong>winners the Calidore String Quartet<\/strong>, plus guest presenters including Clive Myrie<\/strong>, Katie Derham<\/strong>, Tim McInnerny<\/strong>, Tasmin Little <\/strong>and Nicky Spence<\/strong>.<\/p>Catch up with the action on BBC Music Magazine<\/em>\u2019s website at www.classical- music.com\/awards, on Twitter (#BBCMMAwards), Facebook and Instagram, and in the June 2024 issue of BBC Music Magazine <\/em>(on sale from 14 May).<\/p>Audio clips from all the winning albums can be found on the BBC Music Magazine <\/em>website, along with links to online retailers. The winners represent the absolute best of more than 900 albums reviewed each year in BBC Music Magazine<\/em>, the world\u2019s best-selling classical music magazine.<\/p>Notes to editors:About BBC Music Magazine<\/strong><\/p>BBC Music Magazine <\/em>is the world\u2019s best-selling classical music monthly. Each issue is packed full of news, features, interviews and reviews, and comes with a CD of complete works performed by BBC ensembles and other internationally renowned musicians. Follow us on Twitter @MusicMagazine, Facebook @classicalmagazine, and Instagram @bbcmusicmag<\/p>BBC Music Magazine Award Winners 2024<\/h2>
ORCHESTRAL AND RECORDING OF THE YEAR<\/p>
Delius \u2022 Elgar \u2022 Howells \u2022 RVW<\/strong><\/p>Orchestral WorksSinfonia of London\/John Wilson Chandos CHSA 5291<\/em><\/p>PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Anna Lapwood<\/strong>, organist <\/p>CONCERTO<\/p>
Nielsen<\/strong><\/p>Flute Concerto*, Clarinet Concerto**, Violin Concerto^*Ulla Miilmann (flute), **Johnny Teyssier (clarinet), ^Bomsori Kim (violin); Danish National Symphony Orchestra\/Fabio LuisiDeutsche Grammophon 486 3487<\/em><\/p>OPERA<\/p>
Rodgers & Hammerstein<\/strong><\/p>Oklahoma!Nathaniel Hackmann, Sierra Boggess et al; Sinfonia of London\/John Wilson Chandos CHSA 5322(2)<\/em><\/p>CHORAL & SONG<\/p>
Monteverdi<\/strong><\/p>Vespro della beata Vergine Pygmalion\/Rapha\u00eb l Pichon Harmonia Mundi HMM 902710.11<\/em><\/p>VOCAL<\/p>
Beyond<\/strong><\/p>Works by Monteverdi, Caccini, Frescobaldi, Kapsberger, Saracini, Netti, and Jarz\u0119bski Jakub J\u00f3 zef Orli\u0144 ski (countertenor); Il Pomo d’OroErato 5419772645<\/em><\/p>CHAMBER<\/p>
Beethoven<\/strong><\/p>Late String Quartets Calidore Quartet<\/p>
Signum Classics SIGCD733<\/em><\/p>INSTRUMENTAL<\/p>
Profesi\u00f3n<\/strong><\/p>Works by Barrios, Ginastera, Villa-Lobos Sean Shibe (guitar)<\/p>
Pentatone PTC 5187 054<\/em><\/p>PREMIERE<\/p>
Lutyens <\/strong>\u2022 <\/strong>Maconchy <\/strong>\u2022 <\/strong>Errollyn Wallen<\/strong>Maconchy: Dialogue for Piano and Orchestra; Lutyens: Eos; Music for Piano and Orchestra; Errollyn Wallen: Piano Concerto*Martin Jones, *Rebeca Omordia (piano); BBC Concert Orchestra\/John Andrews Resonus RES10315<\/em><\/p>NEWCOMER<\/p>
Mirrors<\/strong><\/p>Works by Ravel, Rachmaninov, Freya Waley-Cohen, Timo Andres, Unsuk Chin et al George Xiaoyuan Fu (piano)Platoon Music PLAT15459<\/em><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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