Legendary composer John Williams crowned Best Classical Artist at The Global Awards 2022

14 April 2022, 7:00 | Updated: 14 April 2022, 8:52

Film composer John Williams crowned Best Classical Artist at The Global Awards 2022. Picture: Getty

By Maddy Shaw Roberts

In the movie maestro’s 90th birthday year, John Williams has been awarded the Best Classical Artist trophy at The Global Awards 2022!

The Global Awards 2022 winners have been revealed, and film maestro John Williams has taken home the award for ‘Best Classical Artist’.

Williams was nominated alongside violinist Nicola Benedetti, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and tenor Freddie De Tommaso in the classical category.

The winning artists and podcasters across a host of popular categories were unveiled on air, online and on Global Player on Thursday 14 April. Other winners include ‘Best Male’ and ‘Best British Artist’ Ed Sheeran, and ‘Mass Appeal’ winner Elton John.

The Global Awards 2022 winners have been revealed. Picture: Global

Now in its fifth year, The Global Awards brings together Global’s radio stations including Capital, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X, Capital XTRA, Capital Dance, Gold, as well as Global Player, to honour the biggest stars of music, podcasting and entertainment across a wide range of genres.

The categories reflect the content aired on Global’s radio stations and on Global Player.

Here’s the complete list of Global Awards 2022 winners.

All the Global Awards 2022 winners

Best Group

Best Male

Best Female

Best Podcast

Best British Act

Best Classical Artist

Best Hip Hop Or R&b

Best Indie Act

Best Pop

Best Mass Appeal Artist

Best Dance Act

Rising Star

Special Award for Creativity

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