Anna Ruth Ella Lapwood MBE (born 28 July 1995[1][2]) is a British organist, choir director and television and radio presenter.
[13] In 2019, Lapwood and the choirs of Pembroke College appeared on BBC One's show Britain's Christmas Story, presented by Gareth Malone and Karen Gibson.
In 2019 she opened the Bafta television awards on the organ at the Royal Festival Hall, and she frequently travels around the United Kingdom and Europe on tours.
She has led choral workshops in Thailand, Perth, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Lusaka, and regularly works in Zambia through her role as a trustee of The Muze Trust.
[18] In 2022, she was named an associate artist at the Royal Albert Hall,[19] and an ambassador for the Cathedral Music Trust, alongside Alexander Armstrong.
[20] In May 2022, Lapwood was unexpectedly invited to play with the electronic artist Bonobo and his band on their fifth and final night at the Royal Albert Hall.
[19][34][35] Lapwood was the main presenter of the televised highlights of the 2020 BBC Young Musician competition, which aired in 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.