ˈæftɚ wˈɪnɪŋ ðə pɹəmˈɪɹ pɹˈaɪz æt ðə ɹˈɔɪəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv mjˈuːzɪk æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv hɪz fˈɜːst jˈɪɹ, hˈaʊɚd ʃˈɛliz kɚɹˈɪɹ bɪɡˈæn wɪð ɐ səksˈɛsfəl lˈʌndən ɹᵻsˈaɪɾəl ænd ɐ tˈɛlᵻvˌaɪzd bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː pɹˈɑːmz kˈɑːnsɚt wɪððə lˈʌndən sˈɪmfəni ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə ˌʌndɚ mˈaɪkəl tˈɪlsən tˈɑːməs ɪnðə sˈeɪm sˈiːzən.
After winning the premier prize at the Royal College of Music at the end of his first year, Howard Shelley's career began with a successful London recital and a televised BBC Proms concert with the London Symphony Orchestra under Michael Tilson Thomas in the same season.