"a place in endless air for perfect art" Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has written a new poem, Philharmonic, to mark the Bicentenary of the RPS, which has championed composers and live music making through 200 years.

We are now accepting nominations for achievements during the calendar year 1 January - 31 December 2013

On Sunday 8 December, the RPS joins forces with London Sinfonietta and the Rest is Noise Festival to present a day of events looking at the future of classical music.

The influential composer, György Kurtág, and world-renowned pianist András Schiff, are to be awarded one of music’s most esteemed honours, the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal. The medals will be presented during concerts in London this December; the culminiation of a year of celebratory concerts, exhibitions and events marking the bicentenary of the RPS.

Winning mini-commissions by young composers, offered as part of the RPS Bicentenary celebrations, will be premiered at the Royal Festival Hall and the Barbican Hall.

Applications are now open for the £10,000 Chilcott Award

A new iPad app dedicated to the Society’s most famous commission, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, has been launched to coincide with the bicentenary of the RPS.

Royal Philharmonic Society celebrates its Bicentenary in New York City

Young musicians to the fore and creative writers turn their minds to classical music

RPS Young Musician, Emily Hoile, on life on the other side of the pond as she enters her final year at the Juilliard School.

At midday on Sunday 11 August, a Westminster City Council Green Plaque was unveiled at the site of the first UK performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. in London's Regent Street.

The RPS Young Musicians Programme has made grants totaling £81,500 to young composers and performers, underlining the Society’s commitment to encouraging and recognizing the next generation of talented young artists.