The annual RPS Music Awards are the UK's most prestigious recognition of achievement in the field of live classical music. Awards, in twelve categories, are decided by independent panels consisting of some of the music industry's most distinguished practitioners. The awards honour musicians, composers, writers, broadcasters and inspirational arts organisations. The list of previous winners reads like a Who's Who of classical music.
BBC Radio 3 Listeners' Award - Marin Alsop
Audience Development - London Sinfonietta's Connectors
Chamber Music - Leopold String Trio
Chamber-scale Composition - James Dillon's Fourth Quartet
Concert Series and Festivals - Xenakis: Architect in Sound
Conductor - Mark Elder
Creative Communications - A Bach Christmas
Education - Spitalfields Festival
Ensemble - I Fagiolini
Instrumentalist - Anthony Marwood
Large-scale Composition - Julian Anderson - The Book of Hours
Opera and Music Theatre - Welsh National Opera for Wozzeck
The annual RPS Music Awards are now regarded as the UK's most prestigious recognition of achievement in the field of classical music.
The annual RPS Music Awards are governed by the Society's guiding principles of Excellence, Creativity and Understanding and are now regarded as the UK's most prestigious recognition of achievement in the field of classical music. Awards are decided by independent panels consisting of some of the music industry's most distinguished practitioners. The awards honour a broad sweep of musicians, composers, writers, broadcasters and inspirational arts organisations. There is no restriction on nationality, but the awards are for achievements within the United Kingdom.
The Radio 3 Listeners Award was instituted in 2003, and the first winner was Angela Hewitt ; the 2004 winner was Sir Thomas Allen and last year's winner was Sir Charles Mackerras .
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