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Awards
Classical Brit nominations announced
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 21 April 2009
The nominations for the Classical Brit Awards have been announced. Amongst this year’s nominees are Katharine Jenkins, Hayley Westenra and Andrea Bocelli, who are amongst those in the running for the public voted Album Of The Year award.
James Newton Howard is nominated for his work on two soundtracks, for ‘I Am Legend’, and for latest Batman movie ‘The Dark Night’, a nod he shares with co-composer Hans Zimmer. Elsewhere on the list, conductor Charles Mackerras is up for Male Artist Of The Year and the Critics’ Award. Jose Carreras, as previously reported, will receive a lifetime achievement award.
The ceremony will be hosted by Myleene Klass, and takes place on 14 May at the Royal Albert Hall, featuring performances from the aforementioned Carreras and fellow Three Tenors tenor Placido Domingo. The award show is scheduled to be broadcast on ITV1 at 10.35pm on 19 May.
Dickon Stainer, chairman of the Classical Brit Awards Committee and vice chairman Barry McCann said in a joint statement: “During the past ten years, the show has celebrated all areas of the recorded classical music business and not only honours those who have succeeded but provides an all-important stepping stone to those in the early stages of their career both locally and from abroad. The list of contributing artists over the years pays tribute to the standing in which the awards are held and in this, the tenth anniversary, we are confident that the penetration of classical music in the home will continue”.
