ABO Award
Nominations now open!
Nominations are invited from ABO members for the 2025 ABO Award, which is presented annually to the individual or institution considered by the membership to have made the most important contribution to the orchestral life of the UK. The ABO Award is unique among the many prestigious awards and prizes in the music world because its recipient is nominated by the member orchestras themselves. Previous recipients can be found below.
Please email judith@abo.org.uk with your organisation’s nomination and short citation giving the reasons for your choice. Deadline: Friday 8th November 2024.
Recipients have been as follows:
| 2024 | Louise Mitchell CBE |
2023 |
Alan Davey CBE |
2022 |
The Kanneh-Mason Family |
Special Award to Mark Pemberton OBE |
|
2021 |
The Musicians – the unsung heroes of the sector |
Special Award to John Summers OBE |
|
2020 |
Carol Colburn Grigor |
2019 |
Cathy Graham OBE |
2018 |
Marin Alsop |
2017 |
Special Awards to Roy McEwan OBE and David Whelton OBE |
2017 |
Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE |
2016 |
Sally Groves MBE |
2015 |
Sir Mark Elder |
2014 |
Sir Vernon Ellis |
2013 |
Royal Philharmonic Society |
2012 |
James MacMillan CBE |
2011 |
David Takeno |
2010 |
Sir Colin Davis |
2009 |
Special posthumous Award to Vernon Handley CBE |
2009 |
Sir Neville Marriner |
2008 |
Sir Nicholas Kenyon |
2007 |
David Richardson |
2006 |
Roger Wright, BBC Radio 3 |
2005 |
Oliver Knussen |
2004 |
Bernard Haitink KBE |
2003 |
Special Award to Libby MacNamara |
2003 |
John Wallace CBE |
2002 |
Sir Charles Mackerras |
2001 |
Edward Smith |
2000 |
Gillian Moore MBE |
1999 |
Richard Hickox |
1998 |
BBC Radio 3 |
1997 |
Sir Michael Tippett |
1996 |
Bill Relton |
1995 |
Classic FM |
1994 |
Sir John Drummond |
1993 |
Sir Simon Rattle |
1992 |
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies |