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Recording of the Year and Orchestral Award

John Wilson

Vaughan Williams Howells Delius Elgar

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Concerto for String Orchestra; Late Swallows; Introduction and Allegro

Sinfonia of London/John Wilson Chandos CHSA 5291

John Wilson has become a familiar face on the BBC Music Magazine Awards pages. In 2020, the conductor and his Sinfonia of London ensemble took the Orchestral Award for their

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