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9 September 2021

Themba Mvula And Lichfield Gospel Choir Shortlisted for

RPS Award

First-ever public vote announced for classical music’s major

awards

The 2021 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards will take place at London’s Wigmore
Hall on Monday 1 November. For the first time since the pandemic, music-lovers
and music-makers will gather together in person to celebrate the outstanding, the
pioneering, and the inspirational in both amateur and professional classical music,
championing the treasured role – highlighted more than ever in this most
challenging of years – that classical music plays in our lives.

The Royal Philharmonic Society was founded in 1813 to support and celebrate
classical music’s vital, powerful place in society. Over 200 years later, it continues to
champion music’s power to inspire and enrich countless lives nationwide and those
who work tirelessly to bring music into communities and to new audiences.

This year, in addition to the usual categories whose winners are chosen by expert
independent panels, for the very first time the winner of the Inspiration Award will