Nicola Benedetti has been honoured at a leading classical music prize-giving ceremony.
The Scottish violinist stepped up to receive the top female artist gong for her album Italia.
She was among a host of famous names at the Classic Brit Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Sir Anthony Hopkins shared in a prize after one of his com-positions featured on the album of the year. The Oscar-winning Silence Of The Lambs star attended the ceremony with his friend, violinist Andre Rieu, who recorded one of the actor's works as the title track of his album And The Waltz Goes On.
Academy Award-winning composer John Williams collected the best composer title to go with a lifetime achievement honour.
Gareth Malone and his choir of Military Wives were awarded the inaugural single of the year prize for their Christmas chart-topper Wherever You Are.
The group helped to round off the evening by performing another hit, the jubilee anthem Sing. They were accompanied at the Royal Albert Hall by the song's composers, Take That star Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber, who both played grand pianos.
Rieu – known as the king of the waltz – collected the top album prize for the second year running, after triumphing in a public vote.
Female artist - Nicola Benedetti, Italia
Breakthrough artist of the year - Milos Karadaglic, Latino
Composer - John Williams, (War Horse, The Adventures Of Tintin)
International artist of the year - Andrea Bocelli
Lifetime achievement award - John Williams
Critics' award - Benjamin Grosvenor (Chopin/Liszt/Ravel)
Male artist - Vasily Petrenko (Shostakovich/Symphony No 1 & 3, plus four other albums)
Classic Brits single of the year - Military Wives/Gareth Malone, Wherever You Are
Album of the year - Andre Rieu (And The Waltz Goes On)
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