We asked some of the greatest musicians in the world how they deal with nerves. Here’s what they said

16 September 2016, 11:17 | Updated: 16 September 2016, 11:20

Sweaty palms, a racing heartbeat – it turns out pre-performance nerves affect even the very best musicians out there. We spoke to conductor Antonio Pappano, tenor Joseph Calleja, sitar player Anoushka Shankar and tenor Joseph Calleja and asked them for their top tips for tackling those pesky butterflies

The annual Gramophone Awards brings together some of the top musicians in the world to celebrate the best recordings of the year.

So we used the opportunity to talk to some of them, including soprano Susan Bullock, Recording of the Year-winner pianist Igor Levit and baritone Benjamin Appl.

Here’s how the very best in the world tackle pre-performance nerves

Catch up with all the action from the Gramophone Awards here