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Andsnes and Chamayou win 2026 Gramophone Piano Award; Imogen Cooper receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Schubert duets from Bertrand Chamayou and Leif Ove Andsnes took the piano prize, while Imogen Cooper and Alexander Malofeev received special awards.
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