Congratulations! Barbara Hannigan winner of the 2018 JUNO Award for Classical Album of the Year.

Barbara Hannigan (photo: barbarahannigan.com)

Crazy Girl Crazy, the debut album of Barbara Hannigan as singer and conductor is the winner of the 2018 JUNO Award for Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral.

Information from her website:

The JUNO Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame are also inducted as part of the awards ceremonies.

Crazy Girl Crazy has garnered critical acclaim since its release, receiving a 2018 GRAMMY award for Best Classical Solo Vocal album, as well as the Klara Award (Belgium) for Best International Classical CD.

Crazy Girl Crazy is the first showcase of Barbara’s work as both a soprano and conductor, with the Amsterdam-based orchestra LUDWIG. The album was released on released on 22 September 2017 by Alpha Classics.