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Society Awards, take place for the first time ever outside of London. Another big
win for our Night Time Economy."
Big names nominated this year include tenor Nicky Spence, soprano Masabane
Cecilia Rangwanasha, pianist Pavel Kolesnikov, trumpeter Aaron Azunda Akugbo,
and conductor François-Xavier Roth, all of whom wowed the crowds at 2023’s
BBC Proms. Composer Kaija Saariaho, who sadly died in 2023, is recognised in
two categories for her opera Innocence: for Large-Scale Composition, and in the
Opera and Music Theatre category for its UK premiere at The Royal Opera.
Manchester-based nominations this year go to Manchester Classical, Olympias
Music Foundation and LGBTQ+ choir The Sunday Boys. Not far away, Sheffield
Philharmonic Chorus, Aldeburgh Festival, Derbyshire’s Derwent Brass, and
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival have all received the nod.
The event, which will feature performances from some of this year’s nominees,
is hosted by BBC Radio 3 presenters Elizabeth Alker and Linton Stephens with
trophies presented by RPS Chairman John Gilhooly. It will be filmed to watch on
the RPS website from 12 March, and BBC Radio 3 will present a special broadcast
featuring music of the winners and nominees at 7.30pm on Wednesday 6 March.
Big names nominated this year include trumpeter Aaron Azunda Akugbo (Image: Olivia
Da-Costa)
