The Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2023 took place at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London last night (October 4).
There was added cause for celebration at this year's ceremony as Gramophone continued to mark the 100th anniversary of their magazine.
Celebrating 'exceptional recordings, artists and labels' from across the world of classical music, the awards were presented by Gramophone Editor-in-Chief James Jolly and featured live performances from many of this year's winners.
Among the notable winners last night was soprano Dame Felicity Lott, who picked up the Lifetime Achievement Award. Fabio Luisi’s recording of Nielsen’s Fourth and Fifth Symphonies with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra won both Recording of the Year and the Orchestral Award.
Another highlight of the night came in the Contemporary category, which was sponsored by PPL and PRS for Music. The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra’s album of works by composer Lotta Wennäkoski (pictured above) under Nicholas Collon took home the prize.
You can see the full list of winners from the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2023 below.
Recording of the Year
Nielsen Symphonies Nos 4 and 5 - Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Fabio Luisi (Deutsche Grammophon)
Lifetime Achievement (sponsored by the Global Foundation for the Performing Arts)
Dame Felicity Lott
Artist of the Year (sponsored by Raymond Weil)
Véronique Gens
Young Artist of the Year (sponsored by Classic FM)
Stella Chen
Orchestra of the Year (in association with Apple Music)
The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Label of the Year (sponsored by Stagecast)
BIS
Concept Album (in partnership with Nordoff & Robbins)
Battle Cry: She Speaks - Helen Charlston; Toby Carr (Delphian)
Chamber (sponsored by Wigmore Hall)
Mozart String Quintets – No 3, K515; No 4, K516 - Ébène Quartet with Antoine Tamestit (Erato)
Choral
Cage Choral Works - Latvian Radio Choir / Sigvards Klava (Ondine)
Concerto (sponsored by Musicians’ Union)
Elgar ‘Viola Concerto’ and Bloch Suite for Viola and Orchestra - Timothy Ridout; BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (Harmonia Mundi)
Contemporary (sponsored by PPL and PRS for Music)
Lotta Wennäkoski - Sigla. Flounce. Sedecim - Sivan Magen; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (Ondine)
Early Music
Daser Polyphonic Masses - Huelgas Ensemble / Paul Van Nevel (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)
Instrumental
Bartók. Eötvös. Ligeti. Veress Music for Solo Violin and Viola - Nurit Stark (BIS)
Opera (sponsored by Mascarade Opera Foundation)
Tippett - The Midsummer Marriage - Soloists; English National Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir / Edward Gardner (LPO)
Orchestral (sponsored by Lark Music Insurance)
Nielsen Symphonies Nos 4 and 5 - Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Fabio Luisi (Deutsche Grammophon)
Piano (sponsored by Yamaha)
Szymanowski Piano Works - Krystian Zimerman (Deutsche Grammophon)
Song (sponsored by Anderson Financial)
Fauré Complete Songs - Cyrille Dubois; Tristan Raës (Aparté)
Voice and Ensemble (sponsored by medici.tv)
‘RIVALES’ - Sandrine Piau; Véronique Gens; Le Concert de la Loge / Julien Chauvin (Alpha)
Highlights and performances from last night's ceremony will be available to watch on medici.tv, Gramophone and Classic FM’s websites from 7pm on Sunday (8 October), sponsored by IMG Artists. A special awards issue of Gramophone is on sale from today.
