Tune in to BBC Radio 3 on Saturday 20th December for a festive catch up with Anna and Tom Service. Listen live or catch up on BBC Sounds.

Anna has just announced her UK tour for 2026 bringing her new custom-built organ to venues across the country.  "I have always adored getting to bring the sound of the pipe organ to as many people as possible - getting to show people how each organ has its own...

The Royal Albert Hall has just announced the search for its first ever Organ Scholar in a recurring year-long scheme led by Anna in her role of official Organist of the Royal Albert Hall. Since it was unveiled 154 years ago, the Grand Organ has been played by some of...

Anna’s recent album, Firedove, will be released in an exclusive vinyl edition in November 2025. This highly-requested release brings together six tracks from 'Firedove', plus two brand new bonus tracks, all specially chosen to showcase the best of the organ in the...

Out today, An Irish Blessing performed by The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Sophia Membery (harp), written and conducted by Anna Lapwood. Listen Now "I very rarely compose, but when I do it’s always in response to people or a particular situation. In this case, I...

Anna is delighted to have been recepient of an Honorary Award from The Royal School of Church Music for her achievements in church music on an international scale. Find out more about the full awards on the RSCM website.

Anna's new album, Firedove, is out today on Sony Classical. “I wanted to create an album where the listener doesn’t quite know where it’s going to go next. There are lots of little easter eggs in there that you wouldn’t expect – even the first appearance of the choir...

On June 2nd, Anna will join The Sunday Times Young Power List panel at SXSW London alongside Maisie Peters and Murvah Iqbal. SXSW Passes are on sale now from the SXSW website.

Anna has just been announced as the first ever official ‘Organist of the Royal Albert Hall’. As well as headlining auditorium concerts and making guest appearances with artists across multiple genres, Lapwood will work with the Hall to increase accessibility to the...

Anna is joining The Hallé as their featured artist for the 2025/2026 season. Featuring in five concerts across the season, Anna will perform Max Richter's Cosmology (a Hallé co-commission), Kristina Arakelyan's Toccata, Joseph Jongen's Symphonie concertante, Olivia...

Experience the Royal Albert Hall at its most magical and intimate. Anna is curating and hosting an all-night Prom featuring the Pembroke College Chapel Choir, cellist Anastasia Kobekina, pianist Hayato Sumino and Norwegian ensemble Barokksolistene. A unique musical...

Anna is honoured to have been named in The Sunday Times' Young Power List for 2025. Celebrating talent, tenacity and hard work, the list also features fellow musician Maisie Peters, F1 driver Lando Norris, chef Darcie Maher and charity CEO Ella Lambert. Read more on...

Anna is joining the ClassicFM family to host a new 3-part series, The Royal Albert Hall of Fame. The new series will be broadcast on Friday 18th to Sunday 20th April at 9pm each evening. The series marks 25 years since the first Classic FM Live concert was staged at...

Anna is thrilled to have joined up with Bentley's Extraordinary Women to design a one-of-a-kind Continental GTC, commissioned to honour female empowerment and collaboration. Alongside world-renowned virtuoso cellist and composer Tina Guo, and Sister Bliss of legendary...

"Olivia Belli wrote this piece for my first solo recital at the BBC Proms in 2023. It has been a favourite of mine ever since. It has featured in almost every concert I have given as I feel such a strong emotional connection to it. When I’m performing this piece I...

It's just been announced that Anna's new album, Firedove, will be released on Sony Classical on May 30th 2025. Recorded at Nidaros Cathedral (Norway), Firedove demonstrates Anna’s open-minded approach to music, one where a Vierne scherzo can sit alongside a rendition...

The BBC Singers Centenary concert will be broadcast on BBC 4 this Sunday (March 9th) featuring Anna's performance of Chevaliers de Sangreal live from the Barbican Hall (London). Watch live or on-demand on the BBC website.

Anna recently recorded Compline with The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College for BBC Radio 3. Including music from Lucy Walker, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Kethaki Prathivadi and Paweł Łukaszewski, the service can be streamed now on BBC Sounds.

"One of the things I love most about working with the Girl Choristers at Pembroke is that they are constantly surprising me with what we’re capable of. Winter Time was written by the girl choristers as a group, with everyone chipping in and making suggestions. There...

Anna and Aurora's dramatic performance of The Seed recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall is out now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGBw28HGhY