Congratulations to Errollyn Wallen who was awarded ‘Personality of the Year’ at the 2025 BBC Music Magazine Awards held at King’s Place, London on Wednesday 23 April. This caps an incredible year of achievements, including her appointment as Master of the King’s Music.

A new CD of Errollyn Wallen’s Orchestral Works for Resonus Classics, with John Andrews conducting the BBC Concert Orchestra, was released on 28 March. Read Eric Jeal’s review in The Guardian here

The Ivors Academy has announced that it will award its highest honour, the Academy Fellowship, to Errollyn Wallen. She will be inducted into Fellowship at the Ivors Classical Awards on 12 November in London. She will be the 28th recipient of the Fellowship and join songwriters and composers including Paul McCartney, Elton John, John Adams, Kate Bush and Sting.

Congratulations to Errollyn Wallen CBE who becomes the first black woman to be appointed Master of the King’s Music. She succeeds Dame Judith Weir who was the first woman to hold the 10 year post.

The Resonus Classics recording of Works for Piano and Orchestra by Elizabeth Maconchy, Elisabeth Lutyens and Errollyn Wallen has won the Premiere category in the 2024 BBC Music Magazine Awards. John Andrews was the conductor and Martin Jones the soloist in the works by Maconchy and Lutyens. Errollyn Wallen’s Piano Concerto was performed by Rebeca Omordia.