The Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards are given annually for live classical music-making in the United Kingdom. The awards were first held in 1989 and are independent of any commercial interest.
| Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards | |
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| Awarded for | "live classical music-making in the United Kingdom." |
| Sponsored by | Royal Philharmonic Society |
| Location | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | Royal Philharmonic Society and BBC Radio 3 |
| Reward(s) | Handcrafted silver lyre trophy made by silversmith Julie Jones |
| First awarded | 1989 |
| Website | royalphilharmonicsociety |
Since 2003, BBC Radio 3 has been the media partners of the awards and all the winners are celebrated in a full-length "Performance on 3" broadcast.
The Royal Philharmonic Society, founded in 1813, is a registered UK Charity dedicated to creating a future for music. It is one of the world's oldest music societies with a membership including both professional musicians and music lovers. Nominations for its awards are invited annually from members of the society, members of the music profession and UK musical organisations. Each category is decided by an independent jury who is asked to judge the nominations on the criteria of creativity, excellence and understanding. Recipients each receive a handcrafted silver lyre trophy made by the silversmith Julie Jones.
Thirteen awards are given annually with categories for performers, composers, programmers, audience engagement, communication and learning and participation. There is no restriction on the nationality of recipients. The awards are presented each May at a dinner in London. Each year the presentation is made by an eminent musician and a distinguished cultural figure is invited to address the guests. Recent speakers have included Dame Liz Forgan, Richard Holloway, Nicholas Hytner, Jude Kelly, Alan Rusbridger, Armando Iannucci, Neil MacGregor, Grayson Perry, Mark Ravenhill and Gareth Malone.
Winner
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Large-Scale CompositioneditSource:[4]
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Chamber-Scale CompositioneditSource:[5]
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Ensemble
editSource:[6] From 2005, the Large Ensemble Award was renamed the Ensemble Award and opened to any group of three players or more.
- 1990 London Symphony Orchestra
- 1991 English National Opera Orchestra
- 1992 BBC Philharmonic
- 1993 National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
- 1994 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- 1995 Philharmonia Orchestra
- 1996 Welsh National Opera Orchestra
- 1997 City of London Sinfonia
- 1998 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- 1999 Westminster Cathedral Choir
- 2000 BBC Symphony Orchestra
- 2001 London Symphony Orchestra
- 2002 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
- 2003 London Sinfonietta
- 2004 West–Eastern Divan Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim
- 2005 The Hallé
- 2006 I Fagiolini
- 2007 Britten Sinfonia
- 2008 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
- 2009 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic & Ensemble 10/10
- 2010 London Sinfonietta
- 2011 Aurora Orchestra
- 2012 National Youth Choir of Scotland
- 2013 Britten Sinfonia
- 2014 London Philharmonic Orchestra
- 2015 London Contemporary Orchestra
- 2016 National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
- 2017 Manchester Camerata
- 2018 The Sixteen
- 2019 Aurora Orchestra
- 2020 Scottish Ensemble
- 2021 Dunedin Consort
- 2023 Manchester Collective
References
edit- ^ "Instrumentalist: Past Winners". royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Royal Philharmonic Society.
- ^ "Conductor: Past Winners". royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Royal Philharmonic Society.
- ^ "Singer: Past Winners". royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Royal Philharmonic Society.
- ^ "Large-Scale Composition: Past Winners". royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Royal Philharmonic Society.
- ^ "Chamber-Scale Composition: Past Winners". royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Royal Philharmonic Society.
- ^ "Ensemble: Past Winners". royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Royal Philharmonic Society.