RPS Music Awards Presentation Evening
The winners of the Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards, the highest recognition for live classical music-making in the UK, were announced on Tuesday 12 May 2009 at a dinner at the Dorchester Hotel, London. The Awards are in association with BBC Radio 3
The awards were hosted by BBC Radio 3's Sean Rafferty and Catherine Bott, presented by Sir Charles Mackerras and the evening’s speaker was Dame Liz Forgan, in one of her her first major public addresses since taking on the role of Chair of Arts Council England.
The evening also featurd a number of musical highlights including the highly anticipated presentation of the RPS Gold Medal and a Special Award to honour the late Richard Hickox.
The Awards ceremony will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3, 13 May at 7pm, and will then be available on 'Listen Again' for seven days.
