Daniel Fardon appointed Apprentice Composer We are delighted to announce 2018 RPS Composition Prize winner Daniel Fardon as the 2018/19 Rosie Johnson RPS Wigmore Hall Apprentice Composer.
Writer's vertigo and my piano quintet What is writer's block? How does a composer unbind himself from it? RPS Composer Laurence Osborn talks about the endless possibilities in composition, how children's drawings inspired his prize commission 'Me and 4 Ponys' and how they helped him overcome 'writer's vertigo'.
Help us celebrate music's champions As far back as 1826, when it first awarded Honorary Membership, the Royal Philharmonic Society has continually celebrated those who achieve remarkable feats in music.
RPS announces prizes and grants for composers and musicians totaling £42,000 The RPS’s burgeoning RPS Young Musicians and New Music Programmes has announced awards and prizes for composers and student musicians totaling over £40,000.
Delving into the past, looking to the future As he begins his new role, RPS Chief Executive James Murphy delves into the Society’s past to find inspiration for its future (via Classical Music Magazine).
Soprano Gemma Summerfield wins 2018 Chilcott Award Soprano Gemma Summerfield has been awarded the £10,000 Chilcott Award for young British opera singers
Summer of New Music Dive into new soundworlds this summer with world premieres of RPS Commissions in London, Edinburgh, the Welsh Marches and Cambridge.
Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition 2019 The Royal Philharmonic Society, in partnership with the Royal Northern College of Music, is delighted be supporting the inaugural Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition (PJIBEC) in 2019.
Recognition for RPS Executive Director Rosemary Johnson, Executive Director of the Royal Philharmonic Society, has been awarded an MBE for Services to Music in the Queen’s 2018 Birthday Honours List
RPS Honorary Membership to Stephen Hough Honorary Membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society has been awarded to Stephen Hough in recognition of his virtuosic command of his instrument, the intelligence and insight of his beautifully crafted interpretations, and of his achievements as a multitalented creative lifeforce.
RPS Instrumentalist Prizes - applications NOW OPEN The RPS has opened applications for its roster of Instrumentalist Prizes for soloists and ensembles, including a new prize for players of "endangered" classical instruments.