Decca Classics picked up the coveted Label of the Year accolade at the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2013 last night while Alison Balsom was named Artist of the Year.

Julian Bream was this year's Lifetime Achievement winner.

James Jolly, editor-in-chief of Gramophone, said: “These 11 category recordings honour the most outstanding international releases of the past year and have been chosen through a gruelling process of listening and judging by Gramophone’s expert critics who have narrowed the list down from ...