2019 Highlights

The 2019 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards took place, for the first time, at Battersea Arts Centre in London, on Thursday 28 November.

On the 30th anniversary of the RPS Awards, the winners presented a promising picture of inclusivity in classical music. You can see the full list of Award winners, browse the Awards souvenir brochure from the evening, click through a range of photos in the carousel and even watch some of the highlights below. (Photography: Mark Allan Photography | Filming: Jessie Rodger)

The Grand Hall at Battersea Arts Centre
The RPS' Bust of Beethoven with the RPS Awards trophies
A4 Brass Quartet
A4 Brass Quartet
2019 Concert Series and Events winner Jennifer Mitchell (The Cumnock Tryst) and RPS Chair, John Gilhooly OBE
Jennifer Martin - Producer, The Cumnock Tryst
Jennifer Martin - Senior Producer, The Cumnock Tryst
Oliver Soden and RPS Chair, John Gilhooly OBE
Oliver Soden
Oliver Soden
John Harte (Aurora Orchestra) and RPS Chair, John Gilhooly OBE
John Harte - Chief Executive, Aurora Orchestra
John Harte - Chief Executive, Aurora Orchestra
Castalian String Quartet
Charlotte Bonneton - Castalian String Quartet
Graham Vick (Birmingham Opera Company) and RPS Chair, John Gilhooly OBE
Graham Vick - Artistic Director, Birmingham Opera Company
Graham Vick at the RPS Awards in 2019
Rebecca Saunders and RPS Chair, John Gilhooly OBE
Rebecca Saunders
Rebecca Saunders
BSO Change Makers and Resound and RPS Chair, John Gilhooly OBE
BSO Change Makers and Resound
BSO Change Makers and Resound
The RPS Awards at Battersea Arts Centre
Heloïse Werner - Hermes Experiment
Marianne Schofield - Hermes Experiment
Anne Dunholm - Hermes Experiment
Hermes Experiment
Castalian String Quartet and RPS Chair, John Gilhooly OBE
Sini Simonen and Daniel Roberts - Castalian String Quartet
Castalian String Quartet
Dame Janet Baker and RPS Chair, John Gilhooly OBE
Sofia Gubaidulina and Dame Janet Baker
Sofia Gubaidulina (right) with fellow Gold Medal winner Dame Janet Baker at the RPS Awards
Sofia Gubaidulina
Sofia Gubaidulina
Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE - Founder, Artistic & Executive Director, Chineke!
Chineke! - winners of the 2019 RPS Gamechanger Award
The winners of the 2019 RPS Awards
Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE accepts the first ever RPS Gamechanger Award on behalf of Chineke!
BSO Change Makers and Resound win the RPS Impact Award
Dame Janet Baker presents Sofia Gubaidulina with the prestigious RPS Gold Medal

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