Trombone soloist Peter Moore has been nominated for a Royal Philharmonic Society Award.
He joins pianist Nicholas McCarthy and violin player Vilde Frang on the three-person short-list in the prestigious RPS Instrumentalist category.
Winners
He is the first trombone player to be nominated in a category that has been won by the likes of Nicola Benedetti, Colin Currie, Stephen Hough, Evelyn Glennie, Itzhak Perlman, and Hakan Hadenberger.
The nomination came from an independent panel drawn from across the music profession Beth Higham-Edwards (Percussion / Founder, Gender and the Large Shiny Instruments); Dougie Scarfe (Chief Executive, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra); Etta Dainty (Senior Artist Manager, YCAT); Kathryn McDowell (Managing Director, London Symphony Orchestra), and composer Raymond Yiu.
Delighted
Speaking about the news on his Facebook page he stated: "I'm delighted to share the news that I have been shortlisted for the RPS Instrumentalist award.
It is very humbling and gratifying to be considered for this award, and I hope it may shine a light on our often misunderstood instrument. Thank you to the Royal Philharmonic Society for this lovely acknowledgment and to the Early Music Shop for supporting this year's instrumentalist award."
In action
2025 was a busy year, filled with accolades for the former BBC Young Musician of the Year an Principal Trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra — one that included the award of the 4BR Solo CD of the Year for his remarkable release 'Shift' accompanied by Tredegar Band.
2026 has already seen him in performance in Dublin, Birmingham and Barcelona whilst this weekend (Saturday 31st January) he is performing at Regent Hall London with colleagues Andy Wood and Mark Nightingale and a special trombone octet in a concert entitled 'Trivergence'
2026 has already seen him in performance in Dublin, Birmingham and Barcelona whilst this weekend he is performing at Regent Hall London with colleagues Andy Wood and Mark Nightingale4BR
Trivergence
It will feature a vibrant reworking of Bernstein's iconic score to 'West Side Story Suite', as well as the 'Porgy and Bess Suite' by Gershwin.
The evening hosted with support of the British Trombone Society and Michael Rath Trombones will also see the world premiere of 'Trivergence', written by Mark Nightingale, which the composer states, "explores the unique strengths of each of the soloists across three diverse movements in a richly textured dialogue with the octet."
Trivergence Concert:
Saturday 31st January
Concert: 7.30pm
Regent Hall
Salvation Army
275 Oxford St, London (W1C 2DJ)
General Admission: £18
Concessions (students): £9
