![]() In his speech heard over video, Fischer said 'I wanted an orchestra that was different and not better-it's very important to us that it's not a competition.' The Orchestra of the Year Award is sponsored by Apple Music. Over 24,000 votes were cast this year, and securing over 38 per cent of those votes was the Budapest Festival Orchestra. ![]() The Budapest Festival Orchestra and its Music Director Iván Fischer triumphed in a shortlist of 10 world-famous orchestras, and is a partnership that has given us a constant stream of magnificent recordings. In the only award decided by public vote, the Budapest Festival Orchestra was named Orchestra of the Year. Further performances from the Orchestra for the Age of Enlightenment, pianist Bruce Liu, former winner cellist Christian-Pierre La Marca, and pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, representing Label of the Year, Chandos. Live performances were also heard from the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, who opened the event. ![]() The event was attended by many of the Award winners, including Barbara Hannigan, Johann Dalene, Emily D'Angelo and Leif Ove Andsnes, who also gave magical performances on the night, as well as Lukas Geniušas, Jean-Christophe Groffe and conductor John Wilson, who received the prize for Spatial Audio in collaboration with Chandos. Presenting our first in-person Gramophone Awards since 2019, Gramophone's Editor-in-Chief James Jolly began the 2022 Awards evening by reminding us of the impact music has played in the last few years: ‘Music has provided solace and hope, it’s brought people together thanks to many new and innovative technologies, it’s been recognised for the huge part it plays in societies all around the world.’ ![]()
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