Awards for the purchase of instruments have been made to the following music students:
RPS Instrument Purchase Grants 2022
Amelie Donovan flute
Annie Hodgson cello bow
Brioni Crowe flute
Cecily O'Brien french horn
Charlie Ashworth-Jerem alto saxophone
Daisy Davis xylophone
Dexter Wong trombone
Freya Edington bassoon
Guy Dempsey double bass
Holli Pandit harp
Jane Sullivan oboe
Joana Moura double bass bow
JoeJoe McCann violin
Lucia Breslin alto saxophone
Marcelo Rodrigues double bass bow
Morgan Key cello
Olivia Hughes bass trombone
Perseus Morgan harmonica
In July 2022, the Royal Philharmonic Society awarded a total of £16,000 to 18 students from eight music colleges throughout the UK.
RPS Instrument Purchase Grants 2021
Alexia Pasquariello piccolo
Amadea Dazeley-Gaist french horn
Arie Dakesian guitar
Carmen Craven piccolo
Daniil Margulis double bass bow
Dyonte Williams Bb clarinet
Eliza Talman C trumpet
Eva Laverty marimba
Jessica Gill flute
Jessica McNulty piccolo
Laura Penman clarsach
Lewis Shane Woodham guitar
Liam Fleet contrabassoon
Matas Bagdonavicius flute
Matilda Whates harp
Maya Ross trumpet
Morgan Wallace saxophone
Nathan Hyatt alto saxophone
Ophelia Buckton Bb trumpet
Sarah Hanniffy viola
Sophia Matviienko flute
Toril Azzalini-Machecler marimba
In July 2021, the Royal Philharmonic Society awarded £18,750 to 22 students from eight music colleges throughout the UK.
RPS Instrument Purchase Grants 2020
Abigail James violin bow
Archie Weeks C trumpet
Alex Hocknull french horn
Chiara Spigariol jazz drum kit
Christian Hoddinott A clarinet
David Vargas double bass
Elliott Pass euphonium
Emily Degg Eb clarinet
Eoin O'Gorman D/Eb trumpet
George Wilkes cello
Huw Llewellyn Bb trumpet
Isreal Akindipe clarinet
Jake Lent flute
Jasmine Smith Bb clarinet
Joshua Clarke viola
Laura Moisey-Gray viola
Leah Hallinon piccolo
Matthew Smith french horn
Oreofeoluwa Ayeni cymbals
Sehyogue Aulakh xylophone
Siping Guo bassoon crook
Rianna Henriques flute
Yujie Wang viola bow
In July 2020, the Royal Philharmonic Society awarded £18,500 to 23 students from nine music colleges throughout the UK.
RPS Instrument Purchase Grants 2019
Aden Yip violin bow
Alexander Boukikov french horn
Amy Gadiaga double bass and bow
Barbara Matos classical guitar
Breony Watson flute
Clement Saynor double bass
Dominika Dawidowksa classical guitar
Emily Carter french horn
Emma Shield xylophone
Evangelos Saklaras double bass bow
George Strivens french horn
Isaac Barrow oboe
Laura Harrison alto saxophone
Luke Anderson classical guitar
Maria Filippova flute
Matthew Sayers french horn
Mebrakh Haughton-Johnson tenor saxophone
Nicole Micheli soprano saxophone
Tom Bennett percussion
The 2019 Instrument Purchase Grants were funded with support from RPS Members, individual donors, the Andor Charitable Trust, the Kirby Laing Foundation, and Sir John Barbirolli Memorial Foundation.
RPS Instrument Purchase Grants 2018
Abigail Pettican Bb clarinet
Alexander Henshaw percussion
Archie Auger bassoon
Ashby Mayes bassoon
Carmen Farfan guitar
Chloe Hillman alto saxophone
Connor Gingell tuba
Fresca David Bb clarinet
Isabella Ann Pincombe oboe
Jessica Hughes harp
Jessica Muir violin
Ken Fairbrother violin bow
Louise Hayden bassoon
Megan Swiftflute
William King trombone
Samuel Middleton french horn
Samuel Ng cello
Tyrel Charles-Murphy cymbal set
William Whitehouse tuba
The 2018 Instrument Purchase Grants were funded by the RPS Young Musicians Programme with kind support from RPS Members, individual donors, Allianz Musical Insurance, the Kirby Laing Foundation; the Lennox Hannay Memorial Charity, the Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation, the Thistle Trust, and the Sir John Barbirolli Memorial Foundation.
RPS Instrument Purchase Grants 2017
Aaron Akugbo C trumpet
Alma Wilson bassoon
Hannah Parry recorder
John-Anthony Craig baritone saxophone
Kaethe Uken A clarinet
Kristina Yumerska french horn
Luke Vice-Coles Bb trumpet
Mina Middleton piccolo
Oliver Smedley bass trombone
Phillip Thomas Pike bassoon
Polly Bartlett oboe
Raymond Brien Eb clarinet
Samrat Majumder classical guitar
Sophie Donnelly french horn
The 2017 Instrument Purchase Grants were funded by the RPS Young Musicians Programme with kind support from RPS Members, individual donors, the ABRSM, the Angus Alnlnatt Charitable Foundation, the James and Lucilla Joll Charitable Trust, the Kirby Laing Foundation, the Thistle Trust, and the Sir John Barbirolli Memorial Foundation.