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CHAMBER-SCALE Laurence Osborn – TOMB!
COMPOSITION ‘Laurence Osborn ignites traditional musical forms with new fire.
supported by Boosey & TOMB! immerses the listener in a sound-world that defies expectation
Hawkes in memory of and shows a composer reaching new heights. GBSR Duo and 12
Tony Fell for an Ensemble joined forces for stand-out performances in Norwich,
outstandingly London and Cheltenham.’
imaginative and
engaging chamber-scale Also nominated:
work receiving its Ben Lunn – History needs…
premiere UK Nilufar Habibian – Az nahāyate tāriki (From the deep end of
performance to a live or darkness)
digital audience

CONDUCTOR François-Xavier Roth
supported by Schott ‘François-Xavier Roth is a modern-day musical Midas. With his touch,
Music for the music leaps to life. In his adventures with the London Symphony
outstanding quality and Orchestra and his own brilliant ensemble Les Siècles, he stylishly unites
scope of the modern and historical practice. He lights up the imagination of
performances to a live or concertgoers and the many young performers and composers to
digital audience, and the whom he generously devotes his time.’
work in any context, of a
conductor Also nominated:
Alice Farnham
Alpesh Chauhan

ENSEMBLE BBC Singers
supported by Steinberg’s ‘Behold the astonishing quality, style and imagination that the BBC
Dorico Singers have invested in a bright array of endeavours this year.
for the outstanding Nothing could dim their brilliant and innovative associations with
quality and scope of the artists like sarod player Soumik Datta and cellist Abel Selaocoe, nor the
performances to a live or depth and care of all their educational ventures. Here’s how to do it:
digital audience, and the whatever life casts your way, come out singing!’
work in any context of a Also nominated:
group of musicians, no Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
fewer than three Riot Ensemble

GAMECHANGER Sara Lee and the Irene Taylor Trust
supported by nkoda ‘The Irene Taylor Trust is a tiny organisation with very small resource
specially presented by but the biggest of hearts. It started in 1995 in Sara Lee’s front room
the RPS Board and and has bloomed thanks to her signature tenacity and optimism. The
Council to an initiative, Trust not only leads creative projects in prisons, it’s having a powerful
individual or presence in communities, using music to fortify people who have
organisation for their found themselves cast to the fringes of society. The Trust isn’t the only
inspirational and organisation doing such work but they have been a trailblazer for
transformative work, almost 30 years, challenging themselves to do better and do more,
breaking new ground in always eager to partner with and encourage others to join the cause,
classical music and being a catalyst for good in the lives of literally thousands.
Politicians and policy-makers, pay heed: here is living proof of music
helping society to heal. Here we see music as a gamechanger in itself.’