Barbara Hannigan receives the Artist of the Year Award, as well as accepting the Contemporary Music Award for the Bayerische Staatsoper's recording of Hans Abrahamsen's The Snow Queen

Tuesday October 4, saw the return of the in-person Gramophone Classical Music Awards. A night of music, speeches and celebration, looking back on a year of incredible recordings. Capturing the event was Telling Photography, a selection of whose photos are now available to view here. 

Performances from soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan, mezzo Emily D'Angelo and pianists Leif Ove Andsnes and Bruce Liu came alongside presentations and speeches from baritone Ludovic Tézier and conductor John Wilson, with pianist Mitsuko Uchida, conductor of the Budapest Festival Orchestra Iván Fischer and violinist James Ehnes sending video tributes.

Editor-in-Chief James Jolly hosted the proceedings, which included sublime performances and accompaniment from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain.

Editor-in-Chief James Jolly presents the Gramophone Awards

Award partners, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Jean-Christophe Groffe accepts the Early Music Award on behalf of Thélème

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet represents Label of the Year winners Chandos, performing Debussy 

Cellist and composer Raphaël Merlin receives the award for Chamber Music on behalf of Quatuor Ébène

Barbara Hannigan and Bertrand Chamayou perform Chausson’s Chanson perpétuelle

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment perform the finale of Haydn’s C major Cello Concerto with Christian-Pierre La Marca

The Spatial Audio Award is received by John Wilson, for his Sinfonia of London Ravel album for Chandos

Young Artist of the year Johan Dalene performs the second movement from Grieg's Second Violin Sonata with Leif Ove Andsnes

Ludovic Tézier announces the Recording of the Year Award

Jennifer Johnston and Guido Gärtner receiving the Recording of the Year for the Bayerische Staatsoper's recording of Korngold's Die Tote Stadt

The Gramophone Awards were presented in association with Apple Music, Help Musicians UK, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the GFPA