Kingʼs Birthday Honours awarded to musicians and dancers

The 26th anniversary of the awards proved to be a triumphant year for Scottish and Japanese dance in particular.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority’s Conduct Requirement represents the first step in constraining one of the major AI companies to consider the interests of the publishers whose content they scrape.

The new curtains feature the personal cipher of King Charles III and reflect a longstanding relationship between the monarchy and the performing arts.

Turnage’s opera Festen was among the works and musicians honoured at the 2026 RPS Awards, who also include Peter Moore, Elizabeth Alker, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Kirkaldy Orchestral Society. 

The award is given annually to an outstanding individual or group of musicians who have had a major influence on musical life in the UK.

The Estonian conductor will succeed Edward Gardner, as London orchestra begins to look towards its centenary in 2032.