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06 March 2024
RPS REVEALS WINNERS OF 2024 AWARDS
Florence Lockheart
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2024
Jasdeep Singh Degun became the first sitar player to win an RPS award while
composer Kaija Saariaho was posthumously awarded the large-scale composition
award for her opera Innocence
Jasdeep Singh Degun performed at the 2024 RPS Awards alongside tabla player Harkiret Bahra and students
from the Royal Northern College Music © Robin Clewley
The Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Awards took place yesterday evening at
Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music. Marking the first time that the
Awards have been presented out of London, the event, hosted by BBC Radio 3
presenters Elizabeth Alker and Linton Stephens, showcased Manchester-based
talent as well as revealing the winners of the RPS’s 13 awards.
Jasdeep Singh Degun became the first sitar player to win an RPS Award, winning in
the Instrumentalist category. The 2024 Gamechanger Award was also a highlight,
