The renowned viol player, conductor, and champion of historical music Jordi Savall has been made an Honorary Member of the Royal Philharmonic Society in recognition of his outstanding services to music.

Communities across Britain are brightened by orchestras of whom we should all be proud. This year, when so much live music ceased, orchestral players yet found inventive, ingenious ways to keep connected with their audiences, lifting hearts and minds when we all needed it most.

Just announced, this year’s Royal Philharmonic Society Awards salute musical heroes – both amateur and professional – who have inspired the nation through the pandemic. You can watch the presentation, held at London's Wigmore Hall, in full below: we warmly recommend taking the time to catch its sensational performances and some truly stirring, heartfelt speeches.

We are pleased to present a strong message about the power and presence of classical music throughout the pandemic as we announce the shortlists for this year's Royal Philharmonic Society Awards.

We are pleased to announce the 2021 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards will take place at London’s Wigmore Hall on Monday 1 November.

Celebrated conductor Vladimir Jurowski has, on Thursday 12 August 2021, received one of the highest international honours in music: the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal.

We are pleased to announce the seven composers newly joining the 2021-22 RPS Composers programme, representing some of the brightest, most exciting voices in the UK.

‘How can we bind this fractured world together? Where can we look for our common humanity? I look for it in music.’

Today we are pleased to announce a new chapter to the RPS Women Conductors programme, in partnership with Royal Northern Sinfonia, the orchestra of Sage Gateshead.

We are pleased to announce the musicians receiving over £200,000 of grants from the RPS Enterprise Fund, made possible with kind support from Harriet’s Trust.

Who said young people have no interest in classical music these days? Fresh evidence to the contrary has emerged in abundance, with over 90 entries to the RPS's first-ever Young Classical Writers Prize.

We are pleased to share publicly this taster of something that RPS Members are currently enjoying. We hope it may inspire you to become an RPS Member yourself.