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11 February 2022

ABO CONFERENCE RECAP: THE ABO/CLASSICAL

MUSIC AWARDS

Florence Lockheart

Winners are announced for the ABO/Classical Music Awards for Artist Manager of
the Year, Concert Manager of the Year and Orchestra Manager of the Year, as well as
the annual ABO Award and a surprise Special ABO Award.

The ABO conference dinner on day two of the conference, saw the presentation of
the ABO/Classical Music Awards at Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket, City Halls. Recognising
2022’s Artist Manager of the Year, Concert Manager of the Year and Orchestra Manager
of the Year, the awards were hosted by ABO chair and BBC Philharmonic director Simon
Webb by Classic FM’s Myleene Klass.

The first award of the evening was given to former executive director of the London
Mozart Players (LMP), Julia Desbruslais in recognition of her work establishing a digital
business model with the company’s online Classical Club as well as launching the LMP’s
partnership with Black Lives in Music and starting the Spotlight On series, showcasing
the brightest and best of the UK’s young musicians. During the pandemic, Desbruslais also
worked on LMP’s free educational resources offered to young people in Croydon.