Royal Philharmonic Society Awards 2021: shortlists announced
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
The awards are given annually for achievements in classical music across the UK.
(C) Ben Bonouvrier
The shortlist is as follows:
Chamber-Scale Composition
- Du Yun - Every Grass a Spring
- Huw Watkins - Violin Sonata
- Laura Bowler - Wicked Problems
Conductor
- Jeffrey Skidmore
- Paul MacAlindin
- Ryan Bancroft
Ensemble
- Apartment House
- Dunedin Consort
- Nevis Ensemble
Impact
- ENO Breathe
- Including Me - Live Music Now
- Orchestras for All
Inspiration
- Aberdeen and Phoenix Saxophone Orchestras
- Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra, Berkshire
- Hilary Campbell and Bristol Choral Society
- Orkney Winter Choir and Orkney Camerata
- South Wales Gay Men’s Chorus
- Themba Mvula and Lichfield Gospel Choir
Instrumentalist
- Abel Selaocoe - cello
- Nicholas Daniel - oboe
- Nicola Benedetti
Large-scale composition
- Dani Howard - Trombone Concerto
- Mark Simpson - Violin Concerto
- Mark-Anthony Turnage - Last Song for Olly
Opera and music theatre
- La bohème - English National Opera
- Opera Holland Park
- L’enfant et les sortilèges - Vopera
Series and events
- Connecting Voices - Opera North and Leeds Playhouse
- The World How Wide - Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia
- Zeitgeist - Riot Ensemble
Singer
- Elizabeth Llewellyn - soprano
- Jennifer Johnston - mezzo soprano
- Nicky Spence - tenor
Storytelling
- Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason - House of Music
- Kate Kennedy - Dweller in Shadows: A Life of Ivor Gurney
- Peter Brathwaite - In Their Voices - BBC Radio 3
Young artist
- Ben Goldscheider - horn
- Jess Dandy - contralto
- The Hermes Experiment
The 2021 RPS Awards take place at Wigmore Hall, London, at 7.30pm on Monday 1 November. The event will be hosted by BBC Radio 3 presenter Katie Derham and RPS Chief Executive James Murphy, and trophies presented by RPS Chairman John Gilhooly.
