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Voting now open for Radio 3's Listeners Award – part of Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards
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Listeners can once again vote for an exceptional musician to receive an award as part of the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards (RPS), in association with 91Èȱ¬ Radio 3.
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This is the sixth year that Radio 3 has collaborated with the RPS and classical music audiences have the opportunity with this special award to recognise an artist whose broadcast performances have proved particularly outstanding.
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The shortlist of nominees is available on bbc.co.uk/radio3 from 13 February and votes can be placed online or by phone on 08700 100 300 (calls cost between 2p and 8p from a BT line, calls from other networks and mobile phones may vary). Voting closes on Friday 14 March 2008.
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The winner will be announced at this year's RPS Music Awards ceremony on 15 May, and highlights of the awards will be broadcast on Radio 3 the following evening in Performance On 3 at 7.00pm.
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Roger Wright, Controller of Radio 3, said: "The RPS Music Awards continue to reflect an immense breadth and brilliance of music-making.
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"This year's shortlist for the Radio 3 Listeners Award presents ten nominees who have each enjoyed a particularly thrilling year of performances.
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"I know our audience will enjoy having the chance to vote for the artist who has given them the most listening pleasure over the past year."
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The Royal Philharmonic Society is one of the world's oldest music societies and its annual Music Awards celebrate achievements in the field of live classical music.
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The RPS Music Awards are governed by the society's guiding principles of Excellence, Creativity and Understanding.
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Nominations are invited annually from leading members of the profession and organisations throughout the country.
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The awards, in 13 categories, are decided by independent panels consisting of some of the music industry's most distinguished practitioners, with a 14th award voted for by the listeners of Radio 3.
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The awards honour musicians, composers, writers, broadcasters and inspirational arts organisations from the UK and abroad, and this year's celebrations mark their achievements during 2007.
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The list of nominees for the Radio 3 Listeners Award is as follows:
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- Jirà Belohlávek
- Christine Brewer
- Alice Coote
- Mark Elder
- Steven Isserlis
- Steven Osborne
- Mark Padmore
- Lawrence Power
- Gwilym Simcock
- Llyr Williams
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The Radio 3 Listeners Award was created in 2002. Previous winners have included Angela Hewitt, Sir Thomas Allen, Sir Charles Mackerras, Marin Alsop and Miah Persson.
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