Pink Floyd legend David Gilmour acquired the celebrated O2 Silver Clef Award for his contribution to music in London on Wednesday evening (03.07.25).
David Gilmour on the O2 Silver Clef Awards / Credit score: © Dominika Schwinger
The 79-year-old rock icon accepted the accolade on the O2 Silver Clef Awards ceremony from Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and through his speech, Gilmour praised “the great Nordoff and Robbins music remedy charity” that the awards assist yearly.
He added: “My relationship with them goes again 50 years – thanks to them for this award and for the miraculous work they do, and have finished since then.”
The star-studded ceremony, hosted by Edith Bowman and held at JW Marriott Grosvenor Home resort, introduced collectively artists, trade leaders and superstar supporters for an unforgettable night of celebration, fundraising and reflection on the transformative energy of music.
Different winners on the evening included Sophie Ellis-Bextor who was topped Finest Feminine, receiving her statuette from songwriter Cathy Dennis, Mika, who picked up the World Impression Award for his multilingual stardom and advocacy and The Final Dinner Social gathering, who received the Finest New Music prize.
Rick Astley, The Corrs, IDLES, Soul II Soul, Noah Kahan, AURORA, Tony Christie and Chase and Standing additionally took house high honours.
The forty ninth annual O2 Silver Clef Awards, raised £715,000 and counting for Nordoff and Robbins, the UK’s largest music remedy charity.
Earlier than the ceremony began, Sandra Schembri, CEO of Nordoff and Robbins, admitted she was wanting ahead to assembly certainly one of her heroes in Want You Have been Right here singer Gilmour.
Talking solely to BANG Showbiz, Sandra stated: “In order a prog rock baby, the truth that David Gilmore is within the room, I’m going to try to be very skilled, however I doubt I’ll have the ability to!”
Sandra additionally teased that there are already massive plans taking place to mark the occasion’s fiftieth anniversary in 2026.
She stated: “So subsequent 12 months is our fiftieth, we’ve been planning already. It’s going to be very massive, and we hope to have all our recipients within the room, so watch the area!”
Emphasising the vital work Nordoff and Robbins does with adults and youngsters with varied wants, Sandra added: “Music remedy, finished by music therapists, it’s music within the palms of an skilled, and what it’s is when phrases fail, music speaks.
“Music therapists helps them entry that. We work with youngsters, particular schooling wants, we work with folks with dementia, we’ve had youngsters communicate for the primary time in a few of our remedy classes, and we’ve had folks with dementia who’ve been closed off for a lot of, many, a few years truly discover themselves and recognise their household once more for the primary time in years in a session, so t’s very highly effective.
“We discover the musicians that join with us, they see what else music can do. That what they that they really feel, and so they see their viewers, that connection, that actually exists. Once they see that connection getting used on this further approach, it’s an prompt reference to the occasion, so for them, it will get of their hearts.”
