RADIOHEAD GUITARIST WINS CLASSICAL AWARD
RADIOHEAD guitarist JONNY GREENWOOD has been named Favourite Artist at the BBC Radio 3 Composer Of The Year Awards.
Greenwood, 35, has been composer in residence at the radio station since 2004, composing pieces for classical orchestra in between making albums with the alt-rock band.
His piece POPCORN SUPERHET RECEIVER won him the gong, beating eight other classical entries.
Radio controller ROGER WRIGHT said of Greenwood’s win, "It’s a great example of Radio 3’s unique cultural patronage."
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