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02 February 2024

Jasdeep Singh Degun, Alpesh

Chauhan on Royal Philharmonic

Society awards shortlist
ByCIEDITOR-SABRINA

February 2, 2024

London, Feb 2 (IANS) A British Indian conductor and a sitarist are among 19
individual performers and composers shortlisted for this year’s prestigious
Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Awards, celebrating classical music and
musicians across the UK.

Billed by The Sunday Times as the “biggest night in UK classical music”, the
awards shine a light on brilliant musical individuals, groups, and initiatives
inspiring communities nationwide.

Alpesh Chauhan OBE, Music Director of the Birmingham Opera Company, has
been nominated in the Conductor category, and sitarist and composer
Jasdeep Singh Degun is in the Instrumentalist Award and the Large-Scale
Composition Award categories.