Composer Philip Venables and Scottish festivals Lammermuir and East Neuk were among the winners at the 2017 Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Awards.
Venables, who is also a PRS Foundation New Music Biennial composer this year, was recognised in the Best Large-scale Composition category for his opera 4.48 Psychosis.
Both the Lammermuir and East Neuk Festivals picked up prizes, with the former winning the Concert Series and Festivals category and the second the audiences and engagement award for David Lang’s Memorial Ground, a collaboration with 14-18 NOW.
Other winners on the night included violinist Edward Dusinberre, who received the Creative Communication Award for his book on playing Beethoven with the Takács Quartet.
Elsewhere, Manchester Camerata took the Ensemble Prize and the South-West Open Youth Orchestra, the UK’s first disabled-led youth orchestra, won in the Learning and Participation category.
The ceremony also saw veteran filmmaker Barrie Gavin, who has made more than 200 films about music and more than 250 live relays of performances, made an honorary member of the Royal Philharmonic Society.
Pianist Stephen Hough presented the awards and gave the evening’s keynote speech.
Stressing the importance of giving everyone the chance to experience classical music, Hough also noted that we should accept that ‘in the end some people will just not respond to this art form we love – and that’s just fine.’
A special programme dedicated to the RPS Music Awards, featuring highlights from the ceremony, interviews and music, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 at 7.30pm on 14 May.
For full list of winners, please see http://rpsmusicawards.com/
Venables, who is also a PRS Foundation New Music Biennial composer this year, was recognised in the Best Large-scale Composition category for his opera 4.48 Psychosis.
Both the Lammermuir and East Neuk Festivals picked up prizes, with the former winning the Concert Series and Festivals category and the second the audiences and engagement award for David Lang’s Memorial Ground, a collaboration with 14-18 NOW.
Other winners on the night included violinist Edward Dusinberre, who received the Creative Communication Award for his book on playing Beethoven with the Takács Quartet.
Elsewhere, Manchester Camerata took the Ensemble Prize and the South-West Open Youth Orchestra, the UK’s first disabled-led youth orchestra, won in the Learning and Participation category.
The ceremony also saw veteran filmmaker Barrie Gavin, who has made more than 200 films about music and more than 250 live relays of performances, made an honorary member of the Royal Philharmonic Society.
Pianist Stephen Hough presented the awards and gave the evening’s keynote speech.
Stressing the importance of giving everyone the chance to experience classical music, Hough also noted that we should accept that ‘in the end some people will just not respond to this art form we love – and that’s just fine.’
A special programme dedicated to the RPS Music Awards, featuring highlights from the ceremony, interviews and music, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 at 7.30pm on 14 May.
For full list of winners, please see http://rpsmusicawards.com/
