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14 April 2022, 07:00 | Updated: 14 April 2022, 08:52
In the movie maestro’s 90th birthday year, John Williams has been awarded the Best Classical Artist trophy at The Global Awards 2022!
The Global Awards 2022 winners have been revealed, and film maestro John Williams has taken home the award for ‘Best Classical Artist’.
Williams was nominated alongside violinist Nicola Benedetti, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and tenor Freddie De Tommaso in the classical category.
The winning artists and podcasters across a host of popular categories were unveiled on air, online and on Global Player on Thursday 14 April. Other winners include ‘Best Male’ and ‘Best British Artist’ Ed Sheeran, and ‘Mass Appeal’ winner Elton John.
Now in its fifth year, The Global Awards brings together Global’s radio stations including Capital, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X, Capital XTRA, Capital Dance, Gold, as well as Global Player, to honour the biggest stars of music, podcasting and entertainment across a wide range of genres.
The categories reflect the content aired on Global’s radio stations and on Global Player.
Here’s the complete list of Global Awards 2022 winners.
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Best Group
Best Male
Best Female
Best Podcast
Best British Act
Best Classical Artist
John Williams conducts an extract from ‘Flight to Neverland’ from Hook
Best Hip Hop Or R&b
Best Indie Act
Best Pop
Best Mass Appeal Artist
Best Dance Act
Rising Star
Special Award for Creativity