The winners of the 2021 Gramophone Classical Music Awards have been revealed - including Young Artist of the Year, Artist of the Year, Label of the Year, Orchestra of the Year, and of course the prestigious Recording of the Year, plus many other accolades. You can watch the full ceremony, complete with many extraordinary performances, here - and to read more about the winners, why not buy the Awards issue of Gramophone, packed full of in-depth coverage?

But to hear more about what lay behind the decisions to honour this year's winners, and to hear excerpts from all the winning artists and recordings, listen below to the special second edition of our Awards Podcast, featuring Editor-in-Chief James Jolly, Editor Martin Cullingford and Reviews Editor Tim Parry.

This week's Gramophone Podcast is in association with Leipzig – the City of Music, where in June and July 2022 the Leipzig Opera Festival will focus on the music of Wagner. For full information visit wagner22.de 

You can listen to the Podcast above. To hear other Gramophone podcasts, or to subscribe for free to new editions, search for 'Gramophone Magazine' in your Podcast App of choice, or visit Gramophone's page on Apple Music podcasts.

This year's Gramophone Classical Music Awards are presented with Apple Music, E.Gutzwiller and Help Musicians. The Young Artist of the Year Award is sponsored by Classic FM, and the Artist of the Year by Raymond Weil. The Spatial Audio Award and Orchestra of the Year Award are sponsored by Apple Music.