Classic Brit Awards
The Classical BRIT Awards are an annually held in the UK award in the field of classical music. They are equivalent to the BRIT Awards in popular music.
The awards are organized by the Association of the British Phonographic Industry (BPI ). They were awarded " in recognition of the power of classic musicians and the increasing sales of classical music in the UK " for the first time in 2000. The award ceremony is held annually in May at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
The vote on the prices is done by " an academy of leading managers in the industry, the media, the British Association of Record Dealers ( BARD ), members of the musicians' union, lawyers, promoters and orchestra conductors ". About the "Album of the Year" voted by the listeners of the UK radio station Classic FM.
Awards
2000
May 6, 2000
- British Artist of the Year - Charlotte Church
- Female Artist of the Year - Martha Argerich
- Male Artist of the Year - Bryn Terfel
- Album of the Year - Andrea Bocelli - Sacred Arias
- Young British Classical Performer - Daniel Harding
- Outstanding Contribution to Music - Nigel Kennedy
2001
May 31, 2001
- 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 the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - Mahler, Symphony No. 10
- Young British Classical Performer - Freddy Kempf
- Critics' Award - Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - Mahler, Symphony No. 10
- Outstanding Contribution to Music - Sir Simon Rattle
2002
May 23, 2002
- Female Artist of the Year - Cecilia Bartoli
- Male Artist of the Year - Sir Colin Davis
- Album of the Year - Russell Watson - Encore
- Ensemble / Orchestral Album of the Year - Richard Hickox and the London Symphony Orchestra - Vaughan Williams, A London Symphony
- Contemporary Music Award -Tan Dun - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Young British Classical Performer - Guy Johnston
- Critics' Award - Sir Colin Davis and the London Symphony Orchestra - Berlioz, Les Troyens
- Biggest -selling Classical Album - Russell Watson - Encore
- Outstanding Contribution to Music - Andrea Bocelli
2003
May 22, 2003
- Female Artist of the Year - Renée Fleming
- Male Artist of the Year - Sir Simon Rattle
- Album of the Year - 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
May 26, 2004
- Female Artist of the Year - Cecilia Bartoli
- Male Artist of the Year - Bryn Terfel
- Album of the Year - Bryn Terfel Bryn -
- Ensemble / Orchestral Album of the Year - Sir Simon Rattle and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Beethoven Symphonies
- Contemporary Music Award - Philip Glass - The Hours
- Young British Classical Performer - Daniel Hope
- Critics' Award - Maxim Vengerov, Mstislav Rostropovich and the London Symphony Orchestra - Britten / Walton Concerts
- Outstanding Contribution to Music - Renée Fleming
2005
May 25, 2005
- Female Artist of the Year - Marin Alsop
- Male Artist of the Year - Bryn Terfel
- Album of the Year - Katherine Jenkins - Second Nature
- Ensemble / Orchestral Album of the Year, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen - Renaissance
- Contemporary Music Award - John Adams - On the Transmigration of Souls
- Soundtrack Composer Award - John Williams - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and The Terminal
- Young British Classical Performer - Natalie Clein
- Critics' Award Stephen Hough - Rachmaninov Piano Concertos
- Outstanding Contribution to Music - James Galway
2006
May 4, 2006
- Singer of the Year - Andreas Scholl - Arias for Senesino
- Instrumentalist of the Year - Leif Ove Andsnes - Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 1 and 2
- Album of the Year - Katherine Jenkins - Living A Dream
- Ensemble / Orchestral Album of the Year - Takács Quartet - Beethoven: The late string quartets
- Young British Classical Performer - Alison Balsom
- Critics' Award - Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, Plácido Domingo, Antonio Pappano - Tristan and Isolde
- Lifetime Achievement - Plácido Domingo
2007
May 3, 2007
- Singer of the Year - Anna Netrebko - Russian Album & Violetta
- Instrumentalist of the Year - Leif Ove Andsnes - Horizons
- Album of the Year - Paul McCartney - Ecce Cor Meum
- Classical Recording of the Year - Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle - Holst, The Planets
- Soundtrack Composer of the Year - George Fenton - Planet Earth
- Young British Classical Performer - Ruth Palmer
- Critics' Award - Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, RIAS Chamber Choir, Rene Jacobs - Mozart, La Clemenza di Tito
- Lifetime Achievement - Vernon Handley
2008
May 8, 2008
- Male of the Year - Sir Colin Davis
- Female of the Year - Anna Netrebko
- Young British Classical Performer - Nicola Benedetti
- Album of the Year - Blake - Blake
- Soundtrack of the Year - Blood Diamond - James Newton Howard
- Critics' Award - Steven Isserlis - Bach: Cello Suites
- Outstanding Contribution - Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Newcomer Award - Vide Frang