
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…

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…

The 2025 Ivors Classical Awards shortlist celebrates UK composers including Anibal Vidal, Ruby Colley, Judith Weir, and James MacMillan. Winners announced 11 November.

Wallen, Bryars and Panufnik receive prestigious awards in a ceremony that saw Gavin Higgins win Best Orchestral Composition for his horn concerto.

The winners of the 2021 Ivors Composer Awards will be announced on 8 December and broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 11 December.

Composers don’t always get the exposure they deserve. Awards ceremonies like the Ivors place them front and centre.