Despite mixed reviews from classical music media types, Paul McCartney has won the Best Album Award at the good old Classical Brits, which took place at the Albert Hall last night, for his album 'Ecce Cor Meum (Behold My Heart)', beating off competition from Sting, Katherine Jenkins, Alfie Boe and Bryn Terfel in a prize selected by listeners to Classic FM.
Other winners, all chosen by industry pundits rather than Classic FM listeners, included the Berlin Philharmonic and its conductor Sir Simon Rattle who won Classical Recording Of The Year Award for their recording of Holst's The Planets, and Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, who was named Singer Of The Year.
The awards will be broadcast on ITV at 11pm on 13 May, so if you're planning on watching and want to maintain just a little bit of suspense for the night, look away now, because here's the full list of winners.
Best album: Paul McCartney - Ecce Cor Meum
Classical Recording Of The Year: Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Rattle - Holst/The Planets
Singer Of The Year: Anna Netrebko - Russian Album & Violetta
Young British Classical Performer: Ruth Palmer - Shostakovich/Violin Concerto No 1
Soundtrack Composer Of The Year: George Fenton - Planet Earth
Instrumentalist Of The Year: Leif Ove Andsnes - Horizons
Critic's Award: Freiberg Barogue Orchestra/RIAS Kammerchoir/Rene Jacobs - Mozart/La Cler
Contemporary Composer Award: John Adams - The Dharma at Big Sur/My Father knew Charles Ives
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr Vernon Handley CBE