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The Royal Philharmonic Society Awards described Rough Ideas as, "a colourful and compelling
document of a maverick musical mind. It vividly charts vast terrain, illustrating how a virtuoso
musician is not divorced from the rest of the world."

Hough appeared on the cover of issue 88 of Pianist.

Elsewhere, composer John Williams was awarded the coveted Gold Medal for introducing millions
to orchestral music. Accepting his award via video, he commented, "To receive this award is
beyond any expectation I could possibly have. For any composer to be able to devote his or her
life entirely to the composition of music is very fortunate indeed.

I’d like to thank our musicians of our great orchestras in London and in the United States with
whom I’ve worked so happily for so many years."

Composer John Williams receives his RPS Gold Medal

Cellist star Sheku Kanneh-Mason won the Young Artists Award for "captivated listeners worldwide
in a truly extraordinary way." The 21-year-old has had quite the year already, having received an
MBE in the 2020 New Year Honours List, winning Best Classical Artist at the Global Awards, and
becoming the first cellist in history to reach the top 10 of UK album chart with his release, Elgar.

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason receives his Young Artist Award alongside Wigmore Hall Director
John Gilhooly

BBC Radio 3 will present a musical celebration of the RPS Awards winners at 7.30pm on Monday
23 November.

You can find a full list of all winners here.

All images: © Royal Philharmonic Society