
In years gone by, The Ivors Classicals had an ebullience that felt earned — a room full of people who normally worried about money and recognition, attending an event at which they could at least leave all of that behind for a few hours. With the ceremony refitted, rebadged and enlarged, will that atmosphere prevail…

The Ivors Classical Awards are never really about trophies. They’re about how an industry sees itself: noble, embattled, faintly addicted to the romance of struggle. Last night at the BFI, that story was told again — with a few new plot twists.

Composer Anne Dudley will be awarded the Ivors Academy Fellowship at the Ivors Classical Awards on 11 November 2025, with the ceremony broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 15 November. Her induction celebrates a career that spans pop innovation, film and television scoring, and orchestral composition — a legacy that bridges ABC’s The Lexicon of…