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Music-lovers and music-makers gather at past RPS Conversation events
From left, pictured with their instruments: cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, saxophonist Jess Gillam and horn player Ben Goldscheider.
An image of RPS Philip Jones Brass Prize-winners Quartet Menine, wearing colourful shirts and holding their instruments, against a gold background, alongside a quote from the group . Text Reads: 'We are so grateful to have been awarded the RPS Philip Jones Brass Prize. We will use this award to record new repertoire and commission new works. It is important for us to appreciate what Philip Jones did to pioneer the world of brass chamber music, and we want to continue his legacy, working to expand the repertoire and reach new audiences. Quartet Menine. Recipients of the RPS Philip Jones Brass Prize'
A collage showing the recipients of the 2025 RPS Instrumental Prizes. Clockwise from top left: RPS Henderson Chamber Ensemble Award recipients piano trio Astatine trio, RPS Emily Anderson Violin Prize recipient Olwen Miles, and RPS Philip Jones Brass Prize recipients trumpet quintet FiveBy5. Text reads: 'RPS Instrumental Prizes 2026 APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN'
RPS Composer Emily Hazrati takes a bow with The Marian Consort at St Magnus Cathedral.
Jack Marley pictured alongside a quote from his written piece. Text reads: ' I wanted to know what it feels like to stand in front of an audience for that long, doing nothing. Is it absurd? Contemplative? Uncomfortable? I found that attention shifted not only to other sounds in the space but also to me: my face, my body, the reality of my physical existence on that stage... In that moment we broke out of the routine and the expected – both in the concert and at large – however uncomfortable that might have been. Jack Marley ‘Provocative silence’ Reflections on performing John Cage’s 4’33” Third Prize, RPS Young Classical Writers Prize 2025'
Magazine Article, featuring pictures of Orchestras For All, including at the RPS Awards and making music together. Title reads: 'ALL FOR ONE' and full article text is available at: https://royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/assets/files/All-For-One-RPS-Magazine-Summer-2026.pdf
Diana Amabche seated beside a grand piano
A participant at an RPS Conductors course, conducting an orchestra and receiving coaching from Alice Farnham.
RPS Composer Nneka Cummins and members of Manchester Camerata at the premiere of 'the return' at The Monastery in Gorton.
RPS Conductor Felicity Cliffe Conducting the Royal Northern Sinfonia
A participant at an RPS Conductors course, conducting an orchestra and receiving coaching from Alice Farnham.
Christopher Glynn, Vivek Haria and Margaret Lingas take a bow in St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth, after the premiere of SANGAM: Songs of the River at Swaledale Festival.
Cogito Publishing logo - white background with black line art of a person sat in a thoughtful pose - chin resting on hand with a bent elbow. Underneath, text reads 'COGITO TM' in black.
A participant at an RPS Conductors course, conducting an orchestra and receiving coaching from Alice Farnham.
Logo - text reads: 'PRS Foundation Talent Development Network supported by PPL'.
RPS Honorary Member and former Chair John Gilhooly with his Honorary Membership certificate, on stage at Wigmore Hall.
RPS Composer Emily Hazrati in rehearsal with the Marian Consort
RPS Composer Nneka Cummins. Nneka is wearing a blue short and white shell necklace, with a background of trees.
A participant at an RPS Conductors course, conducting an orchestra and receiving coaching from Alice Farnham.
Abhisri Chaudhuri pictured beside a quote from her commended article. Abhisri is wearing a black T-shirt and is stood against a dark background with pillars wrapped in twinkling gold lights. Text (white) reads : 'Wallen has created a truly fresh and daring approach to a concerto’s middle movement…always free-spirited in her approach, she describes music as putting a microscope onto a moment or a feeling.That image will inevitably be different for everyone, whether it’s a 1920s jazz bar or mysterious lighthouse and raging sea.Abhisri Chaudhuri: ‘Blind to the Barriers’ On Errollyn Wallen's Piano ConcertoCommended, RPS Young Classical Writers Prize 2023'
Composer Vivek Haria with Pianist Christopher Glynn and soprano Margaret Lingas in rehearsal.
Collage image: Past participants at RPS Conductors courses, conducting an orchestra and receiving coaching from Alice Farnham.
RPS Composer Natalie Roe. Natalie is wearing a beige top and dangly earrings and has long brown hair. The background is wood panelling and windows.
Joseph Middleton with his trophy at the 2017 RPS Awards, where he was awarded the RPS Young Artist Award.
RPS Composer Nneka Cummins. Nneka is wearing a blue short and white sheell necklace, with a background of trees.
Thea Musgrave rehearsing with Peter Mark for the 1973 BBC Proms performance of Thea’s Viola Concerto. Thea sits at a desk writing on manuscript paper, in discussion with Peter, stood next to her holding his viola. Peter points towards a passage in the musical score.
Dame Felicity Lott
RPS Annual Report 2024-25, front cover
RPS Members and panel speakers gather at the 2026 Annual General meeting
Collage of writing about classical music, including the front cover of Elizabeth Alker's RPS Storytelling Award-winning book 'Everything We Do Is Music'; a cover of Gramophone Magazine featuring Guitarist Sean Shibe; a cover of BBC Music Magazine featuring pianist Nicholas McCarthy; a concert review by Erica Jeal in The Guardian, and and article entitled 'Young Artists, How a new generation is embracing recording.'
RPS Composer Sun Keting pictured alongside pianist Clare Hammond at the premiere of 'Us, the most fleeting of all' at Presteigne Festival in 2024
Composer Thea Musgrave, in a garden wearing a black shirt.
RPS Composer Vivek Haria sat beside a river in Swaledale looking out over the landscape.
Image of composer Stuart MacRae, alongside a quote. Text reads: ' The chance to work closely with performers during the composition of a new piece benefits all, leading to a deeper mutual understanding – Beth and Hamish provided me with a wealth of insight that will stay with me in future compositions. I’m very grateful to Thea Musgrave, Peter Mark and the RPS for making this possible! Stuart MacRae, RPS Thea Musgrave Composition Grant recipient, 2025'
Video of Jacob Collier speaking onstage at the 2026 RPS Awards
Collage showing calendar of event listings on the What's On page of the RPS website - coloured blocks in teal, navy, grey or gold, with the date, title and a small image for each event.
Poster for the Peter Sinfield Bursary Fund. Pink, purple and white background with black text. Text reads: 'PETER SINFIELD BURSARY FUND. Bursaries of up to £5K available for eligible songwriters and composers. For more information , eligibility criteria and how to apply vsisit: ivorsacademytrust.org/peter-sinfield-bursary-fund'. In the bottom left is the Ivors Academy Trust logo in black: A capital I with the text: 'THE IVORS ACADEMY TRUST.'
Collage Image - Sam Jackson, Alexandra Dariescu and Raymond Liu.
RPS Premier Corporate Member Ruth Cooper-Dickson, RPS Programme Manager Cathy Hare, RPS Composer Zygmund de Somogyi, and RPS Administrator Emily Porter outside Buckingham Palace as they arrive for a reception celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Collage Image - Sam Jackson, Alexandra Dariescu and Raymond Liu.
Philip Jones performing with the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
Graphic with pale purple background, RPS logo (white, dark purple and yellow), and text (white and dark purple). Text reads: 'Join us and become and Member of the Royal Philharmonic Society. RPS Membership is an opportunity to: -fuel your passions, make fresh discoveries, and get closer to what's happening in classical music today - make a charitable gesture and show your support for the music and musicians you love -be a valued part of a connected community of music-lovers and music-makers united by a cause'
Elgar Festival poster, purple and orange, with black and white image of Elgar with his hat blowing away (from the Elgar cycling mural in Worcester). Text (white) reads: 'ELGAR FESTIVAL 2026, KENNETHWOODS ARTSISTIC DIRECTOR, JULIAN LLOYD WEBBER PATRON. SAT 23 MAY - SUN 31 MAY 2026.
RPS Composer Emily Hazrati looking to the left, wearing a denim jacket with flowers and foliage behind her.
Philip Jones performing with the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
RPS Composer Sasha Scott, alongsode a quote. Text reads "Through this programme, I've grown in confidence and developed a stronger sense of my musical voice. The varied sessions have all been incredibly valuable, encouraging me to reflect deeply on who I am as an artist, and how I can plan to achieve my goals. The programme has helped me define my identity as a music creator and given me the tools to express that more confidently. Sasha Scott 2025 RPS Composer"
A collage showing composer Torben Sylvest, choreographer Chandenie Gobardhan, and dancers performing' Caught Again in the Net of Rebirth.'
Just some of the many women composers through history whose music should be better known today: Germaine Tailleferre, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Elizabeth Maconchy, Avril Coleridge-Taylor, Ruth Gipps / Florence Price, Louise Talma, Augusta Holmès, Madeleine Dring, Grace Williams, Cacilda Borges Barbosa / Ina Boyle, Leonora Duarte, Grażyna Bacewicz, Morfydd Owen, Margaret Bonds, Ingebord Bronsart.
Graphic for ISM 'Make Music Work' 2026. Background shows collage of newspaper headlines about music and and pictures of performances, all in green. Text reads: Make Music Work 2026. Panels, Live Music, Networking and Much More! 229 London Friday 17 April. Tickets Via ISM.org. The green ISM logo is in the bottom right corner.
Composer Stuart MacRae and mezzo soprano Beth Taylor
Clockwise: composer Claudia Molitor (receiving the RPS Chamber-Scale Composition Award); soprano Louise Alder (receiving the RPS Singer Award); Jacob Collier (receiving the RPS Gamechanger Award); Isabella Nevin, Ambassador for Orchestras for All (receiving the RPS Impact Award); composer Mark-Anthony Turnage (receiving the RPS Large-Scale Composition Award); author and presenter Elizabeth Alker (receiving the RPS Storytelling Award); conductor John Wilson (receiving the RPS Conductor Award) (photos: Mark Allan)
RPS Composer Fergus Hall alongside a quote. Text reads: 'The RPS Composers programme came at a perfect time for me. I felt confident in my abilities as a composer and artist but was unsure of the place that my work had within the wider landscape of contemporary music in the UK. The commission and professional development sessions made it clearer for me to see what my next steps will be to continue building my career.' Fergus Hall, 2024 RPS Composer.
Thea Musgrave rehearsing with Peter Mark for the 1973 BBC Proms performance of Thea’s Viola Concerto. Thea is conducting the orchestra and Peter, to the left, is playing the viola.
Orchestras for All, recipients of the RPS Impact Award, celebrate after the show (photo: Mark Allan)
Sun Keting pictured against a background of grass and trees, alongside a quote. Text reads: 'Through the programme, I’ve realized that being a composer isn’t just about creating music - it’s about bringing it to life and connecting with audiences and collaborators...I’m excited to continue developing my creative practice with a more precise professional focus. Sun Keting, 2024 RPS Composer.'
Just some of the many women composers through history whose music should be better known today: Johanna Müller-Hermann, Julie Candeille, Leokadiya Kashperova, Marie Grandval, Margaret Bonds, Yoshida Takako / Ester Mägi, Dorothy Howell, Elfrida Andrée, Maria von Paradis, Wilhelmine von Bayreuth, Doreen Carwithen / Undine Smith Moore, Pauline Viardot, Cécile Chaminade, Marianna Martines, Amy Beach, Helen Hopekirk.
Jacob Collier performs at the piano, onstage at the RPS Awards.