About BBT
- For Artists: What Happens If I Am Nominated?
- For Award Winners: More Than Just Money
- Awards and Fellowships Defined
- Selection Procedure
Trustees
Ilaria Borletti Buitoni
Chair of Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano (FAI)
Serves on many charities internationally
Franco Buitoni
President of the Amici della Musica, Perugia
Director of the Fondazione Perugia Musica Classica
Sir Ewen Fergusson
Former Ambassador in Paris, and subsequently Chairman of Coutts & Co, the Savoy Hotel Group and the Henry Moore Foundation
David Landau
A venture capitalist, Trustee of a number of UK and international charities
Mitsuko Uchida DBE
Internationally renowned concert pianist and Co-Director with Richard Goode of The Marlboro Music School and Festival
Chief Executive
Susan Rivers
Susan Rivers has worked in classical music for over 40 years in the fields of concert management and promotion; orchestra administration and touring; sponsorship and fundraising.
Artistic Committee
Franco Buitoni
Adam Gatehouse
Editor, Live Music BBC Radio 3
Executive Producer, BBC New Generation Artists
Martijn Sanders
Former Director of the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam and arts consultant
Mitsuko Uchida DBE
Honorary Committee
Leif Ove Andsnes
Richard Goode
Clemens Hagen
Heinrich Schiff
Christian Tetzlaff
Press and PR Consultant
Debra Boraston, DBPR Associates
Communications Consultant
David Hoskins
When nominations are received, we write to the artists and ask them to provide the following for the Artistic Committee's consideration:
- a biography
- five copies of an audio recording, preferably in live performance. The recording should include works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann or Brahms, amongst other repertoire.
- date of birth
- for chamber groups, the date that the ensemble was formed
The Artistic Committee will then select a shortlist. Artists on the shortlist will be asked for the following material:
- a repertoire list
- a list of future engagements
- a personal statement as to how they think they could best use the Trust's support
The Artistic Committee then meets and reviews all the nominees, whether short listed or not, before making its final decision. All nominees are informed as to the Trust's final selection.
Arrangements are then made for the successful candidates to meet with the Chief Executive so that the level and type of support to be given can be discussed in detail.