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were presented in partnership with Presto Music and took place in
London last night (2 October).

The 2024 Artist of the Year award (sponsored by Classic FM) was
presented to soprano Carolyn Sampson, who this year celebrated her
100th recording. Sampson also performed Duparc’s L’invitation au
voyage with pianist and long-term collaborator Joseph Middleton during
the ceremony.

She said: ‘I am a product of what was then Bedfordshire County Youth
Music. I’m thrilled that Andrew Manze got an Award as well as he is also
a product of Bedfordshire County Youth Music. What you see over the
years is these services really struggling and there are some really
wonderful people in Bedfordshire trying to keep the threads of these

things going so that other people can grow and become future Artists of
the Year. If we’re ever feeling downhearted in the arts, we must
remember we should keep going and do all the things we can to celebrate
music and build up these young people.’

20-year-old South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim was victorious in the
Piano category for his debut recording on Decca of Chopin’s Études in the
first time a pianist has ever had two albums shortlisted in the same
category of the Awards before being named Young Artist of the Year. He
accepted his award with a performance of Liszt’s Petrarch Sonnet No.
104.

American violinist Hilary Hahn won the Recording of the Year Award for
her album of Ysaÿe’s solo violin sonatas on Deutsche Grammophon. The
album was also the winner of the Instrumental category. Opera Rara win
Label of the Year in recognition of their work unearthing forgotten gems
from the opera archives while the publicly-voted Orchestra of the Year
award went to the Czech Philharmonic.

Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas was awarded the Lifetime
Achievement Award, celebrating his extraordinary career in his 80 year.
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The award was presented by actor Simon Callow. Artists from around the
world including Audra McDonald, Thomas Hampson and Jean-Yves

Thibaudet sent in video messages to congratulate Tilson Thomas on his
Award.

Further awards included: