RPS Gold Medal Recipients Since 1870
The RPS Gold Medal was initiated in 1870 to commemorate the centenary of Beethoven’s birth and bears the effigy of Beethoven. It is the Society’s highest honour and is awarded internationally for the most outstanding musicianship.
1871 - 1899 / 1900 - 1949 / 1950 - 1999 / 2000 - date
1871
William Sterndale Bennett
Christine Nilsson
Charles Gounod
Joseph Joachim
Helen Lemmens-Sherrington
Arabella Goddard
Charles Santley
William G Cusins
Theresa Tietiens
Fanny Linzbauer
1872
Euphrosyne Parepa-Rosa
1873
Hans von Bülow
1876
Louisa Bodda-Pyne
Anton Rubinstein
1877
Johannes Brahms
1880
Stanley Lucas
1895
Adelina Patti
1897
Emma Albani
lgnacy Jan Paderewski
