The Classical BRIT Awards 2009

Winners.
NS&I Album Of The Year.
Male Artist Of The Year.
Female Artist Of The Year.
Composer Of The Year.
Young Performer/Group.
Soundtrack Of The Year.
Critics' Award.
Lifetime Achievement Award.

Winners
1. Composer Of The Year
  
  Howard Goodhall
2. Male Artist of the Year
  
  Gustavo Dudamel
3. Critics Award
  
  Sir Charles Mackerras
4. Young British Performer/Group
  
  Alina Ibragimova
5. Female Artist Of The Year
  
  Alison Balsom
6. Soundtrack Of The Year
  
  Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard - The Dark Knight
7. NS&I Album Of The Year
  
  Spirit of the Glen – Journey - The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
8. Lifetime Achievement Award
  
  José Carreras
NS&I Album Of The Year
1. Incanto - Andrea Bocelli
  
  The twentieth album by classical Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.
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2. Chant – Music for Paradise - Cistercian Monks
  
  Ancient sounds from the Cistercian Abbey, Stift Heiligenkreuz, in Vienna, Austria.
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3. Voices of the Valley – Home - Fron Male Voice Choir
  
  From the village of Froncysyllte in the Welsh Vale of Llangollen, the Fron Choir is in its 61st year.
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4. River of Dreams – The Very Best of Hayley Westenra
  
  A compilation from the 21 year old New Zealand soprano.
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5. Tenor at the Movies - Jonathan Ansell
  
  The debut solo album from the British high tenor.
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6. Sacred Arias - Katherine Jenkins
  
  The sixth album from the award-winning Welsh mezzo-soprano.
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7. Music of the Spheres - Mike Oldfield
  
  The first classical album by the English musician features soprano Hayley Westenra and pianist Lang Lang.
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8. The Priests - The Priests
  
  The debut album from the three Irish Roman Catholic priests.
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9. Spirit of the Glen – Journey - The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - WINNER
  
  The second album featuring the Scottish Cavalry Regiment's traditional pipes and drums.
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10. Together - The Salvation Army
  
  The first mainstream album by The International Staff Band of The Salvation Army.
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Male Artist Of The Year
1. Male Artist Of The Year
  
  The nominees for the 2009 Classical BRITs Male Artist Of The Year are...
2. Gustavo Dudamel - WINNER
  
  Venezuelan conductor and violinist who has released his debut album Fiesta with the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela.
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3. Sir Charles Mackerras
  
  Australian conductor, noted for the operas of Janáček and Mozart, and the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan.
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4. Sir Colin Davis
  
  English conductor who has fashioned the London Symphony Orchestra into one of the world's greatest.
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Female Artist Of The Year
1. Female Artist Of The Year
  
  The nominees for the 2009 Classical BRITs Female Artist Of The Year are...
2. Alison Balsom - WINNER
  
  The English trumpet soloist won the 2006 BRIT Award for Young British Classical Performer.
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3. Anna Netrebko
  
  The Russian-Austrian operatic soprano is due to appear this year as Capuleti e i Montecchi at the Royal Opera House in London.
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4. Danielle de Niese
  
  The Australian-born soprano has received great acclaim for her debut album, Handel Arias.
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Composer Of The Year
1. Composer Of The Year
  
  The nominees for the 2009 Classical BRITs Composer Of The Year are...
2. Howard Goodall - WINNER
  
  British composer of choral music, stage musicals, film and television scores.
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3. Nigel Hess
  
  British composer renowned for his television, theatre and film soundtracks.
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4. Steve Reich
  
  American composer who pioneered the style of minimalist music.
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Young Performer/Group
1. Young Performer/Group
  
  The nominees for the 2009 Classical BRITs Young Performer/Group Of The Year are...
2. Alina Ibragimova - WINNER
  
  The 23 year old Russian violinist is the youngest-ever winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society's Emily Anderson Prize.
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3. Elizabeth Watts
  
  The 29 year old British soprano is appearing on classical music radars everywhere.
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4. Libera
  
  The British non-profit, all-boy vocal group directed by Robert Prizema, are aged between seven and sixteen.
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Soundtrack Of The Year
1. Soundtrack Of The Year
  
  The nominees for the 2009 Classical BRITs Soundtrack Of The Year are...
2. Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard - The Dark Knight - WINNER
  
  Composers Zimmer and Howard join forces again to score the dramatic orchestral soundtrack for the sequel to Batman Begins.
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3. James Newton Howard - I am Legend
  
  The gripping orchestral score for this post-apocalyptic science fiction film is being described as one of Howard's finest.
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4. Paul Cantelon - The Other Boleyn Girl
  
  Cantelon's classical film score for the sensual tale of intrigue, romance, and betrayal based on the novel by Philippa Gregory.
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Critics' Award
1. Critics' Award
  
  The nominees for the 2009 Classical BRITs Critics' Award are...
2. Gerald Finley/Julius Drake - Schumann/Dichterliebe & other Heine Settings
  
  The Canadian baritone has become one of the leading singers and dramatic interpreters of his generation.
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3. Paul Lewis - Beethoven/Piano Sonatas vol.4
  
  English classical music pianist and Professor of Piano at the Royal Academy of Music.
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4. Sir Charles Mackerras/Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Mozart Symphonies nos. 38-41 - WINNER
  
  Australian conductor, noted for the operas of Janáček and Mozart, and the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan.
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Lifetime Achievement Award
1. José Carreras
  
  The Classical BRIT Awards Committee is delighted to announce that the recipient of the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award is the great Spanish tenor Jose Carreras.
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