Roy Benson, the recently retired co-principal double bass of
London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), has been awarded the
Salomon Prize by the Royal Philharmonic Society and the Association
of British Orchestras.
The Salomon Prize recognises the contribution of orchestral players
to UK musical life and is named after violinist Johann Peter
Salomon, one of the founding members of the Philharmonic Society in
1813.
Benson is the second double bassist to receive the award, which in
its launch year of 2011 went to Hallé bassist Beatrice Schirmer.
Benson received a cheque for £1,000 and will keep for one year the
Salomon Prize Trophy – a soft-ground etching of Salomon made by
William Daniell in 1810.
Benson joined the RPO in 1977 and was promoted to co-principal
double bass ten years later. Benson was nominated for the Salomon
Prize in recognition of his service to the orchestra over three
decades, including cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats in aid
of the RPO's Sickness & Benevolent Fund.
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