Since their inception 12 years ago, the Bank of Scotland Herald Angels awards have been awarded to a veritable who's who of the arts world.
Amongst the luminaries from the world of music to have been awarded a Herald Angel are chief conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov; former musical director of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, and renowned singer of traditional Gaelic song, Flora MacNeil.
The awards have also been presented to some of the more familiar faces from stage and screen, such as comedian Arthur Smith, actress Anita Dobson and comedy troupe the Mighty Boosh.
It's not just the artists that are recognised by the Herald Angel awards. Whole companies such as the New York City Ballet, the National Theatre of Scotland and Edinburgh's own Grid Iron Theatre are amongst the recipients of these much-coveted honours.
Other artists awarded a Bank of Scotland Herald Angel include:
- 1995Angel
Peter Sellars, Director 'I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky' - Angel
Brian McMaster, Former Director, Edinburgh International Festival - 1996Archangel
Miranda Richardson, Actress, 'Orlando' - Archangel
Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, Outstanding contribution - 1998Angel
Peter Mullan, Director, 'Orphans' - 1999Archangel
Steven Berkoff, Outstanding Contribution to the dramatic arts - Angel
Ross Noble, Stand-Up Comedian, 'Laser Boy' - 2000Archangel
Richard Demarco, Outstanding Contribution - Archangel
JK Rowling, Author, Harry Potter - 2002Angel
Kathleen McDermott, Actress 'Morvern Callar' - 2004Archangel
Una McLean, Actress, Outstanding Contribution - Little Devil
Christian Slater, Actor 'One Flew Over A Cuckoo's Nest' - 2005Angel
Tim Crouch, Director, 'An Oak Tree' - 2006Angel
Ray Lawrence for his film 'Jindabyne', collected by actor Gabriel Byrne)
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