The Classic Brit Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in classical music
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	British Phonographic Industry
Formerly called	Classical BRIT Awards
First award	2000
Final award	2018 (on hiatus)
Website	www.classicbrits.co.uk
Television/radio coverage
Network	ITV

TheClassic BRIT Awards (previouslyClassical BRIT Awards) are an annual awards ceremony held in the United Kingdom covering aspects ofclassical andcrossover music, and are the equivalent ofpopular music'sBrit Awards. The awards are organised by theBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI) and were inaugurated in 2000 "in recognition of the achievements of classical musicians and the growth of classical music sales in the UK".

The ceremony takes place in theRoyal Albert Hall each May. The event combines live performances with specially commissioned awards presented throughout the evening. Since 2011, the ceremony has been known as "Classic BRIT Awards". After a five-year hiatus following the 2013 ceremony, the Classic BRIT Awards returned with a ceremony broadcast from theRoyal Albert Hall on 13 June 2018.^[1] It was subsequently revealed that the Classic BRIT Awards would become a biennial event, with the next ceremony scheduled to be held in 2020.^[2] However, due to the impact of theCOVID-19 pandemic on television networks across the globe, the 2020 live ceremony was suspended to a later date due to a ban on large gatherings by the government in March of that year.

Voting for the awards is done by "an academy of industry executives, the media, the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD), members of the Musicians Union, lawyers, promoters, and orchestra leaders," except for "Album of the Year" which is voted for by listeners ofClassic FM.

Friday 5 May 2000. Hosted by SirTrevor McDonald.

• British Artist of the Year –Charlotte Church
• Female Artist of the Year –Martha Argerich
• Male Artist of the Year –Bryn Terfel
• Critics' Award –Ian Bostridge
• Album of the Year –Andrea Bocelli –Sacred Arias
• Best selling classical album –Andrea Bocelli –Sacred Arias
• Ensemble/Orchestral Album of the Year –Choir of King's College, Cambridge –Rachmaninoff Vespers
• Young British Classical Performer –Daniel Harding
• Outstanding Contribution to Music –Nigel Kennedy

Thursday 31 May 2001. Hosted byKatie Derham.

• Female Artist of the Year –Angela Gheorghiu
• Male Artist of the Year –Nigel Kennedy
• Album of the Year –Russell Watson –The Voice
• Ensemble/Orchestral Album of the Year –Sir Simon Rattle andBerliner Philharmoniker –Mahler,10th Symphony
• Young British Classical Performer –Freddy Kempf
• Critics' Award – Sir Simon Rattle and Berliner Philarmoniker –Mahler, 10th Symphony
• Best-selling Debut Album –Russell Watson –The Voice
• Outstanding Contribution to Music –Sir Simon Rattle

Wednesday 22 May 2002. Hosted byKatie Derham.

• Female Artist of the Year –Cecilia Bartoli
• Male Artist of the Year –Sir Colin Davis
• Album of the Year –Russell Watson –Encore
• Ensemble/Orchestral Album of the Year –Richard Hickox andLondon Symphony Orchestra –Vaughan Williams,A London Symphony
• Contemporary Music Award –Tan Dun –Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• Young British Classical Performer –Guy Johnston
• Critics' Award – Sir Colin Davis and London Symphony Orchestra –Berlioz,Les Troyens
• Biggest-selling Classical Album –Russell Watson –Encore
• Outstanding Contribution to Music –Andrea Bocelli

Thursday 22 May 2003. Hosted byKatie Derham.

• Female Artist of the Year –Renée Fleming
• Male Artist of the Year –Sir Simon Rattle
• Album of the Year –Andrea Bocelli –Sentimento
• Best selling classical album –Andrea Bocelli –Sentimento
• Ensemble/Orchestral Album of the Year –Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle –Mahler,Symphony no. 5
• Contemporary Music Award –Arvo Pärt –Orient & Occident
• Young British Classical Performer –Chloë Hanslip
• Critics' Award –Murray Perahia –Chopin, Etudes Opus 10, Opus 25
• Outstanding Contribution to Music –Cecilia Bartoli

Wednesday 26 May 2004. Hosted byKatie Derham.

• Female Artist of the Year –Cecilia Bartoli
• Male Artist of the Year –Bryn Terfel
• Album of the Year –Bryn Terfel –Bryn
• Ensemble/Orchestral Album of the Year –Sir Simon Rattle andVienna Philharmonic –Beethoven Symphonies
• Contemporary Music Award –Philip Glass –The Hours
• Young British Classical Performer – Daniel Hope
• Critics' Award –Vengerov,Rostropovich andLondon Symphony Orchestra –Britten/Walton Concertos
• Outstanding Contribution to Music –Renée Fleming

Wednesday 25 May 2005. Hosted byLesley Garrett.

• Female Artist of the Year –Marin Alsop
• Male Artist of the Year –Bryn Terfel
• Album of the Year –Katherine Jenkins –Second Nature
• Ensemble/Orchestral Album of the Year –Harry Christophers andThe Sixteen –Renaissance
• Contemporary Music Award –John Adams –On the Transmigration of Souls
• Soundtrack Composer Award –John Williams –Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban andThe Terminal
• Young British Classical Performer –Natalie Clein
• Critics' Award –Stephen Hough –Rachmaninov Piano Concertos
• Outstanding Contribution to Music –James Galway

Thursday 4 May 2006. Hosted byMichael Parkinson.

• Singer of the Year –Andreas Scholl –Arias for Senesino
• Instrumentalist of the Year –Leif Ove Andsnes –Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 1 and 2
• Album of the Year –Katherine Jenkins –Living A Dream
• Ensemble/Orchestral Album of the Year –Takács Quartet –Beethoven: The Late String Quartets
• Contemporary Music Award –James MacMillan –Symphony no 3, Silence
• Soundtrack/Musical Theatre Composer Award –Dario Marianelli –Pride & Prejudice
• Young British Classical Performer –Alison Balsom
• Critics' Award – Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra,Plácido Domingo,Antonio Pappano –Tristan und Isolde
• Lifetime Achievement –Plácido Domingo

Thursday 3 May 2007. Hosted byFern Britton.

• Singer of the Year –Anna Netrebko –Russian Album & Violetta
• Instrumentalist of the Year –Leif Ove Andsnes –Horizons
• Album of the Year –Paul McCartney –Ecce Cor Meum
• Contemporary Composer of the Year –John Adams –The Dharma at Big Sur/My Father Knew Charles Ives
• Classical Recording of the Year –Berliner Philharmoniker andSir Simon Rattle –Holst,The Planets
• Soundtrack Composer of the Year –George Fenton –Planet Earth
• Young British Classical Performer –Ruth Palmer
• Critics' Award –Freiburg Baroque Orchestra,RIAS Kammerchor,René Jacobs –Mozart,La Clemenza di Tito
• Lifetime Achievement –Vernon Handley

Thursday 8 May 2008. Hosted byMyleene Klass.

• Male of the Year –Sir Colin Davis
• Female of the Year –Anna Netrebko
• Young British Classical Performer –Nicola Benedetti
• Album of the Year –Blake –Blake
• Soundtrack of the Year –Blood Diamond –James Newton Howard
• Critics' Award –Steven Isserlis –Bach: Cello Suites
• Outstanding Contribution —Andrew Lloyd Webber

Thursday 14 May 2009. Hosted byMyleene Klass.

• Male of the Year –Gustavo Dudamel
• Female of the Year –Alison Balsom
• Composer of the Year –Howard Goodall
• Young British Classical Performer –Alina Ibragimova
• Album of the Year –Royal Scots Dragoon GuardsSpirit of the Glen–Journey
• Soundtrack of the Year –The Dark Knight –Hans Zimmer andJames Newton Howard
• Critics' Award –Sir Charles Mackerras/Scottish Chamber Orchestra –Mozart Symphonies nos. 38–41
• Lifetime Achievement in Music –José Carreras

Thursday 13 May 2010. Hosted byMyleene Klass.

• Male Artist of the Year –Vasily Petrenko
• Female Artist of the Year –Angela Gheorghiu
• Composer of the Year –Thomas Ades –The Tempest
• Young British Classical Performer or Group of the Year –Jack Liebeck
• Album of the Year –Only Men Aloud! –Band of Brothers
• Soundtrack of the Year –Revolutionary Road –Thomas Newman
• Critics' Award – Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conducted byAntonio Pappano withRolando Villazón,Anja Harteros,Sonja Ganassi andRene Pape –Messa da Requiem
• Lifetime Achievement in Music –Kiri Te Kanawa

Thursday 12 May 2011. Hosted byMyleene Klass.

• Male Artist of the Year –Antonio Pappano
• Female Artist of the Year –Alison Balsom
• Newcomer Award –Vilde Frang
• Composer of the Year –Arvo Pärt
• Critics' Award –Tasmin Little
• Artist of the Decade –Il Divo
• Album of the Year –André Rieu &Johann Strauss Orchestra (Decca) –Moonlight Serenade
• Outstanding Contribution to Music –John Barry

Tuesday 2 October 2012. Hosted byMyleene Klass.

• International Artist of the Year –Andrea Bocelli
• Lifetime Achievement Award –John Williams
• Special Recognition Award –Classic FM (UK)
• Female Artist of the Year –Nicola Benedetti
• Male Artist of the Year –Vasily Petrenko
• Breakthrough Artist of the Year –Milos Karadaglic
• Composer of the Year –John Williams
• Critics Award –Benjamin Grosvenor
• Album of the Year –And the Waltz Goes On
• Single of the Year – "Wherever You Are"

Wednesday 2 October 2013. Hosted byMyleene Klass.

• International Artist of the Year –Lang Lang
• Lifetime Achievement Award –Luciano Pavarotti (posthumous)
• Female Artist of the Year –Nicola Benedetti
• Male Artist of the Year –Daniel Barenboim
• Breakthrough Artist of the Year –Tine Thing Helseth
• Composer of the Year –Hans Zimmer
• Critics Award –Jonas Kaufmann
• Album of the Year –André Rieu,Magic of the Movies
• Outstanding Contribution to Music;Hans Zimmer

Wednesday 13 June 2018. Hosted byMyleene Klass andAlexander Armstrong

• Female Artist of the Year –Renée Fleming
• Male Artist of the Year –Sheku Kanneh-Mason
• Group of the Year –Michael Ball &Alfie Boe
• Soundtrack of the Year —The Greatest Showman OST (Benj Pasek &Justin Paul)
• Critics' Choice in association with Apple Music –Sheku Kanneh-Mason
• Classic FM Album of the Year –Michael Ball &Alfie Boe
• Classic BRITs Icon –Andrea Bocelli
• Sound of Classical 2018 –Jess Gillam
• PPL Classic BRITs Breakthrough Artist of the Year –Tokio Myers
• Special Recognition Award for Musical Theatre & Education –Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Lifetime Achievement Award –Dame Vera Lynn

Not held.^[3]

• 2000 establishments in the United Kingdom
• Awards established in 2000
• Brit Awards
• British music awards
• Classical music in the United Kingdom
• Classical music awards
• ITV (TV network) original programming
• Annual events in the United Kingdom

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• Use dmy dates from January 2015