Ivors Classical Week: Celebrating Excellence in Classical Music

Join us for a week of celebration and recognition in the world of classical music. Ivors Classical Week brings together creators, composers, performers, and industry professionals for a week of networking, webinars, and the Ivors Classical Awards 2023. It's a unique opportunity to connect, catch up, and honor the outstanding contributions to the classical music scene.

Kick off Ivors Classical Week with an evening of networking with fellow enthusiasts, artists, and industry leaders in the classical music world. A chance to connect and network before the Ivors Classical Awards the following evening.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Ivors Classical Week Drinks Reception
Monday, November 13th
18:00-21:00
The Gallery, St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square, London

What's on for the rest of the week?

The Ivors Classical Awards

34 composers have been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award as part of The Ivors Classical Awards 2023, celebrating the best new classical music and sound art.

The Ivors Classical Awards take place on 14 November 2023 at BFI Southbank in London, where 11 Ivor Novello Awards will be presented to eight category winners and three Gift of the Academy award winners. One of the Gift of the Academy Awards goes to John Rutter CBE who will be awarded the prestigious Academy Fellowship, the highest honour bestowed by The Ivors Academy.

John Rutter is one of the most influential choral composers of our time, and his music is performed by professional and amateur choirs all over the world. His music has helped to celebrate landmark occasions in recent history, including the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, the two most recent royal weddings and the Coronation of King Charles III earlier this year, which included six arrangements by Rutter. Rutter previously received an Ivor Novello award in 2007 at the Academy’s songwriting ceremony, The Ivors, to recognise his outstanding contribution to classical music.

The recipients of the Ivor Novello Awards for Outstanding Works Collection and Innovation, which is presented in association with the Musicians’ Union, will be revealed on the night.

BBC Radio 3 will broadcast the ceremony on 18 November in a special edition of the New Music Show and the episode will also be available on BBC Sounds. The Ivors Classical Awards are supported by PRS for Music.

Tickets to the ceremony are now on sale – click here to buy.

Self-Releasing as a Composer - 2 part Webinar

Thursday 16 November 11:00-12:30 - Session 1 - The practicalities and best practices of Self Releasing Music - Sign up here

Friday 17 November 11:00-12:30 - Session 2 - PR, Marketing and Strategy when Self Releasing Music - Sign up here

Ivors Classical Week Drinks Reception - The Ivors Academy