Awards

Classic BRITs nominations announced

By Chris Cooke | Published on Tuesday 10 September 2013

The nominations are out for this year’s Classic BRITs, that annual awards bash for the part of the industry who find the idea of three hours under a plastic tent with James Cordon shouting in their faces vulgar in the extreme, and would much rather spend a night shimmying around the Royal Albert Hall with that lovely Myleene Klass.

Coming up, some nominations. But first a quote from Dickon Stainer, President of Decca Records, and Barry McCann, Director of Avie Records, who co-chair the awards, and who warbled in perfect harmony just last night: “This year’s Classic BRIT Awards will be a celebration of magnificent performances, virtuoso playing and global brilliance. We are proud that the Classic BRIT Awards, as the only televised classical awards show, continues to bring these very special performers and talent to a wider audience”.

Fuck yeah – here are the noms…

Female Artist Of The Year: Alison Balsom, Joyce DiDonato, Nicola Benedetti

Male Artist Of The Year: Daniel Barenboim, Jonas Kaufmann, Lang Lang

Breakthrough Artist Of The Year: Amy Dickson, Alisa Weilerstein, Joseph Calleja, Tine Thing Helseth

Composer Of The Year: Arvo Pärt, Hans Zimmer, Ludovico Einaudi

Critics’ Award: Boris Giltburg – Prokofiev: War Sonatas, Hallé Orchestra, Choir & Youth Choir, Elder – Elgar: The Apostles, John Wilson Orchestra, Wilson – Rodgers & Hammerstein At The Movies, Jonas Kaufmann – Wagner

Album Of The Year: Andrea Bocelli – Opera, Andre Rieu – Magic Of The Movies, Friar Alessandro – Voice From Assisi, John Rutter & Catrin Finch – Blessing, Joseph Calleja – Be My Love – A Tribute To Mario Lanza, Katherine Jenkins – This Is Christmas, Lang Lang – The Chopin Album, Ludovico Einaudi – In A Time Lapse, Nicola Benedetti – The Silver Violin, Richard Clayderman – Romantique

Outstanding Contribution To Music: Hans Zimmer