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Anna Lapwood champions inclusive excellence as she crowns BBC Young Musician 2022

The five finalists show that ‘tradition and innovation are not mutually exclusive’ in classical music, said Lapwood as she announced percussionist Jordan Ashman as the winner.
Ethan Loch, Jaren Ziegler, Sofía Patterson-Gutiérrez, Jordan Ashman, Sasha Canter at Bridgewater Hall
Ethan Loch, Jaren Ziegler, Sofía Patterson-Gutiérrez, Jordan Ashman, Sasha Canter at Bridgewater Hall - Dan Prince / BBC

Chair of the jury Anna Lapwood championed inclusive musical excellence and the power of music ‘to really change lives’ as she announced Jordan Ashman as the winner of BBC Young Musician 2022. 

In a rousing closing statement before crowning the 18-year-old percussionist, Lapwood said that every person involved in the annual competition, including the crew, the orchestra, teachers, families and the competitors, ‘commits to and believes in excellence’. 

She continued: ‘They believe in excellence not as something exclusive, but as something completely inclusive with the power to communicate shared experiences and the power to really change lives.’

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