ABO Award
ABO Award, presented annually to the individual or institution considered by the membership to have made the most important contribution to the orchestral life of the UK.
Awards
The ABO has a long history of rewarding best practice in the orchestral sector through annual awards.
There are currently three categories of awards:
- ABO Award, presented annually to the individual or institution considered by the membership to have made the most important contribution to the orchestral life of the UK.
- ABO/RPS Orchestra Player Award, celebrating the ‘unsung heroes' of orchestral life, the orchestral players that make our orchestras great.
- ABO/Classical Music Awards for Orchestra Manager, Concert Hall Manager and Artist Manager of the Year.
ABO/RPS Orchestra Player Award
The Orchestra Player Award (formerly the Salomon Prize) was launched in 2011 by the Royal Philharmonic Society and Association of British Orchestras to celebrate the ‘unsung heroes' of orchestral life; the orchestral players that make our orchestras great.
ABO Classical Music Awards
ABO Classical Music Awards As the representative body for the UK’s orchestras and the wider music ecology around them, each year the Association of British Orchestras (ABO) celebrates the dedication, inspiration and achievements of the people who work in our sector through the annual ABO Classical Music Awards, in partnership with Classical Music.