We are pleased to announce the seven composers set to embark on the 2024 RPS Composers programme, representing some of the brightest, most exciting voices in the UK.

We are pleased to announce £17,000 of grants set to help talented young musicians get the instruments they need to excel.

We are pleased to announce this year’s winners of our prize that encourages young people to write about classical music.

Please note: nominations for the next Royal Philharmonic Society Awards are now closed for this year. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to nominate. Information about the nomination process remains below for reference. For breaking news about the RPS Awards, follow us on social media @RoyalPhilSoc.

We are currently in the process of recruiting for the role of Programme Manager. Applications have officially closed but, for now, we are keeping the following information about the role on our website for candidates’ reference.

His Majesty The King has presented RPS Honorary Membership to the eminent composer Judith Weir CBE at a concert of Handel’s Coronation Anthems presented by Wigmore Hall at St James’s, Spanish Place, London on Tuesday 6 June. RPS Chairman John Gilhooly CBE has also presented the RPS Gold Medal to the acclaimed violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter onstage during her concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London on Sunday 4 June.

We are pleased to share all the news from this year’s Royal Philharmonic Society Awards which took place on 1 March 2023 at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall.

We are delighted to announce the shortlists for the RPS Awards – billed by BBC Radio 3 as ‘the BAFTAs of classical music’ – and invite you to join us for the event on 1 March, with tickets from only £10.

We are pleased to joined forces annually with the Association of British Orchestras to present the only award for the brilliant musicians in British orchestras.

We are pleased to announce that the composer Thea Musgrave CBE has been made an Honorary Member of the Royal Philharmonic Society in recognition of her remarkable career and outstanding services to music.

All of us at the Royal Philharmonic Society are saddened at the death of the charity’s Patron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

We are pleased to announce the eight composers set to embark on the 2023 RPS Composers programme, representing some of the brightest, most exciting voices in the UK.