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Awards
Arvo Part, Il Divo honoured at Classic BRITs
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 13 May 2011
This year’s Classic Brits Awards have taken place, and Estonian Arvo Part has been named composer of the year, while operatic quartet Il Divo were pronounced artists of the decade.
The awards, hosted by Mylene Klass, also recognised the work of a plethora of violinists: Dutchman Andre Rieu, who received the album of the year award for ‘Moonlight Serenade’, Norwegian Vilde Frang, who received a newcomer award, and British string star Tasmin Little, who took home the critics’ award for Elgar Violin Concerto album.
The late John Barry was posthumously honoured with an outstanding contribution to music award, and the show finished with a medley of some of the screen composer’s greatest scores. Amongst the performers on the night were Katherine Jenkins, and trumpeter Alison Balsom, whilst award presenters included Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant and cellist Julian Lloyd Webber.
