2016/17 RPS Grants and Commissions Announced RPS Young Musicians Programme latest awards to young musicians total £42,500.
RPS joins forces with Women Conductors The RPS has announced a new partnership with Women Conductors, the internationally award-winning programme of conducting workshops designed to support and encourage women to be conductors of classical music.
Soraya Mafi wins 2016 Chilcott Award 28-year-old soprano Soraya Mafi awarded the £10,000 Chilcott Award for young British opera singers.
"Aural brilliance" - Julian Anderson's 'Incantesimi' Julian Anderson's new orchestral work, Incantesimi (co-commissioned by the RPS) hits the ground running following the world premiere in Berlin on 8 June.
Graham Vick's RPS Speech "Through music we can harness and share the richness of cultural background and identity"
Hosts and Speaker announced! Ground-breaking opera director, Graham Vick CBE, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s RPS Music Awards, and trophies will be presented by the distinguished bass-baritone, Gerald Finley.
Berlin / London / Boston A new RPS co-commission from Julian Anderson will receive its premiere performances in Berlin, London and Boston over the next twelve months.
RPS Music Awards Shortlist Announced Opera, composers, singers, conductors, instrumentalists, ensembles … and gaming apps! The shortlisted nominations for the RPS Music Awards, presented in association with BBC Radio 3, have been announced.
New Honorary Secretary We're delighted that, at the recent AGM, Louise Mitchell of Colston Hall has been elected RPS Honorary Secretary - and very much look forward to working with her more closely.
Graham Hall Awarded RPS / ABO Salomon Prize Graham Hall, long-standing timpanist of Sinfonia Viva, awarded prestigious RPS/ABO Salomon Prize for orchestral musicians.
Peter Maxwell Davies awarded RPS Gold Medal One of classical music’s highest honours, the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal, has been awarded to composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
