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Award winners praised for resilience

RPS Chairman John Gilhooly said: “For so many of us, music has been a

lifeline through the last eighteen months.

“It’s an honour for the Royal Philharmonic Society to salute the brilliance
and resilience of musicians nationally through the pandemic, giving the

best of themselves for others, at times of immense personal challenge.

“This year’s RPS Awards winners are representative of countless music-

makers across the UK whom we should all treasure: they have collectively

kept our spirits high and will continue to be play an invaluable, central role
in the nation’s recovery.”

BBC Radio 3 will broadcast a special RPS Awards programme at 19:00 on
Monday, 8 November, featuring music of the winners. A film of the

complete RPS Awards presentation will be freely available on the RPS

website from 9 November.