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2 March 2023

Abel Selalocoe wins at RPS Awards Ceremony

2023 opened with a rallying cry from Chairman

John Gilhooly

The RPS Awards – the classical music industry’s annual opportunity to honour
outstanding achievement amongst its ranks – was held last night at Queen
Elizabeth Hall. Thirteen awards were presented to artists, ensembles and
other creatives, looked on by an excitable appreciative industry crowd.

Cellist Abel Selaocoe secured the Instrumentalist award, while organist Anna
Lapwood won this year’s coveted Gamechanger award. Elsewhere in the
ceremony, the Singer category was topped by Anna Dennis (Violet, Aldeburgh
Festival 2022), and Martin Brabbins was awarded the Conductor award.

I was especially pleased to see Manchester Camerata secure the Storytelling
award for their touching short film entitled Keith, telling the true story of a
man grappling with the onset of dementia. Emotionally highly
charged, Keith wore its sense of social responsibility lightly, deftly
demystifying the disease at the same time as playlisting the ensemble’s range
of repertoire.