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Live from Norwich Cathedral on BBC Radio 3
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.
Opus Klassik Award: Solo Instrumental Album
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.
BBC Mindful Mix
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.
BBC Music Magazine Personality of the Year
Anna is honoured to have been named the BBC Music Magazine Personality of the Year.
Anna wins ‘Best Classical’ at the 2024 Global Awards
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...
AEG Artistic presents An Evening with Anna Lapwood
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...
New Podcast: “Start Here” with Alexis Ffrench
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
BBC Radio 3: Building a Library
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.
Interview with Sveriges Radio
Anna recently spoke to Hanna Höglund for the Musikrevyn programme on Sveriges Radio. Listen now on SR.se.
New Podcast: Joanna Lumley & The Maestro
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 appointed MBE
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...
Christmas Carols on ITV
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...
Anna signs with Boosey & Hawkes
“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...
Elbphilharmonie Sessions
Anna recently recorded two performance videos for the Elbphilharmonie Sessions featuring Einaudi's Experience and Maurice Duruflé's Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d’Alain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWhsXRIwOKg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn7YcyYlxR8
BBC Radio 3 Inside Music
Anna hosts a special Christmas episode of BBC Radio 3's Inside Music on Saturday December 23. Learn more on the BBC Radio 3 website.
Anna named TikTok Breakthrough Artist for 2023
Anna has been named one of TikTok's Breakthrough Artists for 2023. She writes: "I feel so honoured to have been made one of TikTok’s breakthrough artists this year. Every year I spend on TikTok I find it is making me think more creatively about my music-making, both...
New Christmas Music: In the Stillness
Away in a Manger – Lucy Walker Performed by The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College Drop Down Ye Heavens – Anna Lapwood Performed by The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College and Joseph Beadle The Quiet Heart – June Collin Performed by The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College...
New Merch: #PlayLikeAGirl Necklaces
Anna has just launched new #PlayLikeAGirl necklaces as part of her merchandise line with the Royal Albert Hall. Buy Now
“illuminating and inspiring” – The Times review LUNA
"the wonderful new album provides a compelling showcase for the organ's ability both to be barely there and to swallow a concert hall whole" Read the full review on The Times' website.
The new album, Luna, out today
Anna's new album, LUNA, is out today on Sony Classical. “One of the highlights of my year is the time I spend teaching music in Zambia. I love it for the people, the music & the laughter, but I also always look forward to the first time I see the Zambian night sky...