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Hahn accepted the award in-person, stating, ’I’ve had a summer of recovering from a nerve
injury and knowing that people can hear the music when you’re not on stage is so meaningful.
Recordings allow people to be heard as musicians, as composers, as performers even when we’re
not in the same room.

’That connection with the audience becomes very personal as the people listening are choosing to
listen and they’re inviting that music into their lives.’

Violinist Isabelle Faust was triumphant in two categories – firstly in the Chamber category
(sponsored by Wigmore Hall), winning for her album of Schumann’s Piano Quintet and
Quartet with Anne Katharina Schreiber, Antoine Tamestit, Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexander
Melnikov, and again in the Concerto category for her recording of Britten’s Violin Concerto with
the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Violinist Isabelle Faust performs at the 2024 Gramophon Awards © Colin Miller
20-year-old South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim was named Young Artist of the Year, following his
victory at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition two years ago and his recordings that
have followed.

Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented on
the night by actor Simon Callow, celebrating his transformative career in his 80th year – leading
orchestras in London and San Francisco along with composing, education and outreach and a huge
commitment to recording.

Soprano Carolyn Sampson was recognised as Artist of the Year, celebrating her 100th
recording. Pianist Bertrand Chamayou won the Concept Album Award, while Orchestra of the Year
– the only prize to be decided by public vote, with over 15,000 votes cast overall – was awarded to
Czech Philharmonic.

The full list of winners are as follows: