Didjeridu virtuoso William Barton and oud player Joe Tawadros among this year’s big winners.
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Awards have announced the winners of its Fine Arts categories in a small-scale ceremony at the Art Gallery of NSW, segregated – as usual – from the mainstream event to be televised from the Sydney Entertainment Centre on November 29.
Accepting the award for Best World Music album for Concerto of the Greater Sea, his genre-defying collaboration with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, oud virtuoso Joe Tawadros joked, “After ten years and nine nominations, it’s great to see the industry is finally trusting an Arab with a sharp object.” He also made light of the fact that the trophy read “Joseph Towardos”, spelling his name incorrectly.
On a more serious note, the 28-year-old dedicated the win to his mother Rose, who passed away earlier this year.
Best Classical Album
William Barton – Kalkadungu (ABC Classics)
Also nominated:
José Carbó with Slava & Leonard Grigoryan – My Latin Heart (ABC Classics)
Orchestra of the Antipodes – Bach: Brandenburg Concertos (ABC Classics)
Sally Whitwell – The Good, The Bad and The Awkward (ABC Classics)
Sydney Symphony, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius (Decca/ABC Classics)
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