American soprano Jessye Norman receives the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal in the year she celebrates 50 years in the music profession.

James Murphy has been announced as Chief Executive of the Royal Philharmonic Society. He joins the RPS in the summer, taking over from Rosemary Johnson who is stepping down after twenty years.

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra violinist David Rimbault awarded prestigious RPS/ABO Salomon Prize for orchestral musicians.

Edmund Hunt has been appointed Royal Philharmonic Society/Wigmore Hall Apprentice Composer for 2018, winning a £2000 RPS commission for the Diphonon Duo (viola and accordion) to be performed at Wigmore Hall on Tuesday 12 June, and will receive mentoring from Wigmore Hall’s Composer in Residence, Helen Grime.

Allianz Musical Insurance and the Royal Philharmonic Society have agreed a new sponsorship partnership which focuses on supporting young musicians studying at music colleges and in the early years of their profession.

We are now taking applications for the Chilcott Award, which is in its final year. The award offers £10,000 to a singer who shows outstanding international potential.

After 20 years as Executive Director, Rosemary Johnson is to stand down in Summer 2018.

Nominations for the next RPS Music Awards are now open and close at on Tuesday 16 January at 23.59hrs.

Conductor Mariss Jansons awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal for his revelatory and truthful music-making over forty years.

The RPS has formed a new Creative Partnership with the China Shanghai International Arts Festival and the Beethoven Anniversary Association in Bonn to commission a major new work which will link Chinese, British and German performers and celebrate how music communicates our common humanity.

As part of its commitment to providing professional development opportunities for outstanding musical talent, the Royal Philharmonic Society has joined forces with Wigmore Hall to offer a commission and apprenticeship for an emerging composer.