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.
Jessye Norman awarded RPS Gold Medal American soprano Jessye Norman receives the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal in the year she celebrates 50 years in the music profession.
James Murphy appointed as Chief Executive of the RPS 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.
Salomon Prize awarded to David Rimbault Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra violinist David Rimbault awarded prestigious RPS/ABO Salomon Prize for orchestral musicians.
Edmund Hunt Appointed as Wigmore Hall Apprentice Composer 2018 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.
RPS & Allianz announce new partnership 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.
