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Previous winners of the RPS Gold
Medal: Complete list
We name all the previous recipients of the Royal Philharmonic Society's prestigious
Gold Medal, introduced in 1870 to celebrate the centenary of Beethoven's birth
When was the RPS Gold Medal first awarded?
The RPS Gold Medal was introduced in 1870, to celebrate the centenary of
Beethoven’s birth. It is the Royal Philharmonic Society’s highest accolade and is
awarded internationally to an outstanding musician.
List of previous winners of RPS Gold Medal
1871 Helen Lemmens- Theresa Tietiens
William Sterndale Sherrington Fanny Linzbauer
Bennett Arabella Goddard
Christine Nilsson Charles Santley
Charles Gounod William G Cusins
Joseph Joachim
