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Once again, the Instrumental category is one of the strongest with pianists Grigory Sokolov, Piotr Anderszewski, Benjamin Grosvenor, Peter Hill and Igor Levit lined up against the harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani (who also appears among the Baroque Instrumental contenders). But looking through all 12 categories, the quality of music-making is striking and in a category like Recital, imagination and flair too are abundant – these programmes have been assembled with enormous style and theatricality. The Opera category has shifted largely towards DVD, something I’m sure the composers would feel entirely appropriate – opera as an audio-only experience would have struck many of them as most peculiar! 

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The winners of each of the 12 recording categories will be revealed right here on the Gramophone website on August 27. The winners of the Special Awards (including Recording of the Year) will be announced at the Gramophone Awards ceremony during the evening of September 17, with live coverage on this website and via Gramophone's Twitter and Facebook pages.

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