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Winners champion music education at the 2024 Gramophone Awards

Winners including Carolyn Sampson, Hilary Hahn and Paul McCreesh took the opportunity to advocate for music education while accepting their awards at last night's ceremony.
Carolyn Sampson accepts Artist of the Year Award at 2024 Gramophone Awards
Carolyn Sampson accepts Artist of the Year Award at 2024 Gramophone Awards - © Colin Miller

Gramophone magazine has announced the winners of this year’s Gramophone Classical Music Awards. Winners including soprano Carolyn Sampson, violinist Hilary Hahn and Gabrieli Consort artistic director Paul McCreesh took the opportunity to advocate for music education in their acceptance speeches.

The Awards, which aim to celebrate the exceptional recordings, artists and labels of the past year were presented in partnership with Presto Music and took place in London on 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.  

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