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Anna has recorded a new series for BBC Radio 3: A View from the Organ Loft. The 6-part series features some of the world's best spectacular instruments starting with Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Anna crosses the pond to visit the organ of Walt Disney...

Anna was honoured to have been awarded an Opus Klassik Award last night for her album, LUNA. The performance and acceptance speech can be watched now on ZDF. Ahead of the ceremony, Anna spoke to ZDF for a feature on 3sat.

"Singing in 6-8 parts has become one of our favourite things; we stand in a circle, I sing with them instead of conducting, and we make music together. Initially I was worried the younger choristers would struggle to keep up, but I’ve found time and time again they...

Anna is delighted to be joining the BBC Singers for their Centenary Concert as a special guest alongside Eric Whitacre and Abel Selaocoe. Taking place at the Barbican, London on October 2nd, the concert will feature a host of music that has played an important part in...

"Soloists Yuja Wang and Anna Lapwood brought style and spectacle to Rachmaninov and Saint-Saëns" - The Guardian "Anna Lapwood was in her element for Saint-Saëns’ mighty Symphony no. 3 in C minor [...] The beautifully consolatory duet between orchestra and organ in...

Anna was delighted to be a guest on the Last Night of the Proms TV coverage hosted by Katie Derham alongside fellow guest Nicky Spence. Watch now on BBC iPlayer.

Anna ended the BBC Proms season with guest appearances as part of the Dr Who Proms and with Florence and the Machine. https://www.tiktok.com/@annalapwoodorgan/video/7413842650043813153 https://www.tiktok.com/@annalapwoodorgan/video/7407861724516257056

Anna's recital at Norwich Cathedral as part of the Norwich Organ Festival will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 on July 16th 2024. To find out more and listen, visit the BBC Radio 3 website.

Anna is honoured to have won an Opus Klassik Award for Instrumental Album of the Year. The Awards Ceremony takes place in Berlin, Germany in October 2024.

As part of the BBC’s Mental Wellbeing Season, Anna has curated a new Mindful Mix featuring meditative music from Ivo Antognini, Maurice Ravel, and Rebecca Dale alongside peaceful sounds from Florence Beatrice Price and Caroline Shaw. Listen now on BBC Sounds.

Anna is honoured to have been named the BBC Music Magazine Personality of the Year.

Anna is honoured to have won the award for "Best Classical" at the 2024 Global Awards. “I honestly can’t quite believe it,” Anna said. “And to the Global team, thank you. Specifically to the Classic FM team, thank you. I feel like you have all been cheerleading for me...

Anna is bringing a mix of her favourite traditional classical and contemporary music arranged for organ together in one sublime concert, performing music from composers including: HANS ZIMMER Interstellar, The Da Vinci Code, Inception PHILIP GLASS Mad Rush ALAN...

Anna spoke to Alexis Ffrench for a new episode of ABRSM's Start Here podcast. With each episode exploring a different genre of music, Anna and Alexis tackle the tricky business of defining classical music and how to introduce it to a new audience. Listen now

Anna recently recorded for BBC Radio 3's Building a Library focusing on Camille Saint-Saëns's Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony'. Listen now on the BBC website.

Anna recently spoke to Hanna Höglund for the Musikrevyn programme on Sveriges Radio. Listen now on SR.se.

Listen to the new episode of "Joanna Lumley & The Maestro" to hear Anna discuss everything from Bach, Lutoslawski through to Ministry of Sound. Listen now on Planet Radio.

Anna is honoured to have been appointed an MBE for services to music in the 2024 New Year Honours List. "I still can't quite believe it, if I'm honest. It was a total surprise. I was leafing through my letters and saw one marked 'On His Majesty's Service' - I've never...

Anna and the Pembroke College Choir will perform as part of Christmas Carols on ITV on Christmas Eve. Presented by Jane McDonald and filmed at St Elisabeth's Church in Greater Manchester, they will perform Lucy Walker's Away in a Manger. Visit the ITV website for more...

“It’s a great honour for me to be joining forces with Boosey & Hawkes for my compositions and organ transcriptions. Boosey is the home of many composers that I admire enormously, and to think that my work has found a home there is exciting. Before university I...