Welcome to the 2025 BBC Music Magazine Awards.
The nominated recordings for the 2025 Premiere Award are listed below.
The nominees for the 2025 Premiere Award
Re-Build
Works by Emily Hall, Ryan Latimer, Alex Paxton et al
Slide Action
NMC NMC D289
‘The music unashamedly takes the listener through a kaleidoscope of circus tricks and sleights of hand…’ Such is the brilliant selection of new works for trombone quartet on this utterly brilliant concoction of an album by the boundary-pushing ‘Slide Action’, our Christmas issue ‘Recording of the Month’.
Adrian Sutton
Violin Concerto*; Five Theatre Miniatures; A Fistful of Fives; War Horse Suite; Short Story
*Fenella Humphreys (violin); BBC Philharmonic/Michael Seal
Chandos CHAN 20349
There was so much to enjoy in this showcase from British composer Adrian Sutton, whose Violin Concerto crowned a winning selection of deeply felt orchestral works. Fenella Humphreys deftly handled the concerto, described as ‘both athletic and lyrical’ in our December ‘Orchestral Choice’ review.
Emily Howard
The Anvil*; Elliptics**
*Kate Royal, **Claire Booth et al; BBC Singers; Hallé Choir; BBC Philharmonic/*Ben Gernon, **Vimbayi Kaziboni
Delphian DCD34285
Emily Howard’s The Anvil was a thrillingly immersive and deeply emotional commemoration of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre. Searingly brought to life by the combined forces of the BBC Philharmonic, BBC Singers and Hallé Choir, our February issue review called it simply ‘visceral and brilliant.’
Vote for the winner of this year's Premiere Award
Voting runs from Thursday 23 January to Friday 28 February. You can vote for your favourite from our three Premiere nominees below.
The purpose of this vote is to allow users to share their opinions on the shortlisted recordings for the BBC Music Magazine Awards. While the results will be of interest to other users and the BBC Music Magazine editorial team, it is not a representative sample and only reflects the views of those who choose to participate. Full terms and conditions can be found on our Terms and Conditions page.
