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Performance TitleClassical Brit Awards 2006
Performance Date4 May 2006
Performance DayThursday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersKatherine Jenkins,
Tom Conti,
Dario Marianelli,
Jilly Cooper,
Penny Smith,
David Mellor,
Antonio Pappano,
Placido Domingo,
HRH The Duchess of Kent,
Lesley Garrett,
Simon Bates,
Darcey Bussell,
Paul Gambaccini
Andrea Bocelli - speakers

Vittorio Grigolo,
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa,
Rolando Villazon,
Nicky Spence - vocals

Alison Balsom - trumpet
Orchestra or BandEnglish Chamber Orchestra
ConductorsSimon Wright,
John Rutter
Set ListMusic:
'Vurria', Furio Rendine (Placido Domingo, English Chamber Orchestra),
'Non Ti Scordar Di Me', Ernesto de Curtis (Placido Domingo, English Chamber Orchestra),
'In Paradisum' from Requiem, Karl Jenkins (Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra),
'O Mio Babbino Caro' from Gianni Schicchi, Puccini (Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra),
'Maria' from West Side Story, Bernstein (Vittorio Grigolo, English Chamber Orchestra),
'Una Furtiva Lagrima' from L'elisir D'Amore, Donizetti (Vittorio Grigolo, English Chamber Orchestra),
'Vocalise', Rachmaninoff, arr. Alison Balsom (Alison Balsom, English Chamber Orchestra),
'Concerto in D Major BWV 972 (after Vivaldi)', Bach (Alison Balsom, English Chamber Orchestra),
'The Gift of Music', John Rutter (The Cambridge Singers, Nicky Spence, English Chamber Orchestra),
'For the Beauty of the Earth', John Rutter (The Cambridge Singers, Nicky Spence, English Chamber Orchestra),
'Recondita Armonia' from Tosca, Puccini (Rolando Villazon, English Chamber Orchestra)

Awards:
Singer of the Year - Andreas Scholl - Arias for Senesino,
Instrumentalist of the Year - Leif Ove Andsnes - 'Rachmaninoff 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 and 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
Royal PresenceHRH The Duchess of Kent
Performance NotesThe seventh year of the Classical BRIT Awards.
The event was broadcast on ITV.

The event was attended by Nicola Benedetti (violinist)
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/2006/35),
Poster (RAHE/2/2006/37),
Digital Photographs
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/2/2006/37Classical Brit Awards 20064 May 2006
RAHE/1/2006/35Classical Brit Awards 20064 May 2006
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Iotakukux_HoofClassical Brit Awards 20061
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/4657English Chamber Orchestra (ECO); 1948-; English chamber orchestra
DS/UK/1181City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO); 1920-; English orchestra
DS/UK/5341Kanawa; Dame; Kiri Te (6 March 1944); ONZ CH DBE AC; New Zealand-born Maori soprano singer
DS/UK/5339Villazón; Rolando (1972-); Mexican-born French tenor
DS/UK/5664Berezovsky; Boris (4 January 1969); Russian pianist
DS/UK/5693Thibaudet; Jean-Yves (1961-); French pianist
DS/UK/6147Royal; Kate (1979-); English lyric soprano
DS/UK/3302Rutter; John (24 September 1945); CBE; English composer, conductor, editor, arranger, and record producer
DS/UK/1460Parkinson; Sir; Michael (28 March 1935-16 August 2023); CBE; English broadcaster, journalist and author
DS/UK/1001Pappano; Sir; Antonio 'Tony' (1959-); British conductor, pianist
DS/UK/3130Domingo; Placido (21 January 1941); KBE; Spanish opera singer, conductor and arts administrator
DS/UK/1076Garrett; Lesley (10 April 1955); CBE; English soprano singer, musician and broadcaster
DS/UK/4751Bates; Simon (17 December 1947); English disc jockey and radio presenter
DS/UK/1457Bussell; Dame; Darcey (27 April 1969); DBE; English ballerina and dance judge
DS/UK/789Bocelli; Andrea (22 September 1958); OMRI OMDSM; Italian opera singer, songwriter, and record producer
DS/UK/1077Balsom; Alison Louise (7 October 1978); OBE; English trumpeter player, producer and music educator
DS/UK/8107Conti; Tom (1941-); Scottish actor, theatre director, novelist
DS/UK/8106Wright; Simon (1951-); English conductor, organist
DS/UK/8104Kent; Katharine Duchess of (1933-); British royal family member, first cousin of HRH Queen Elizabeth II
DS/UK/10077Cooper; Jilly (1937-); OBE; English author
DS/UK/6972Newman; Penny (c.1950s-); British Chief Executive of Platform 51
DS/UK/9305Marianelli; Dario (1963-); Italian composer
DS/UK/10081Mellor; David (1949-); QC; British former politician, barrister, broadcaster, journalist, businessman
DS/UK/10082Grigolo; Vittorio (1977-); Italian operatic tenor
DS/UK/10083Spence; Nicky (1983); Scottish tenor
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