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Royal Philharmonic Society

British musical society
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Royal Philharmonic Society

Summary

Royal Philharmonic Society is a philharmonic society[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of philharmonic_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal Philharmonic Society is located in London[3].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's instance of is recorded as philharmonic society[5].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[6].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's item operated is recorded as Royal Philharmonic Society Website[7].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's Commons category is recorded as Royal Philharmonic Society[8].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's chairperson is recorded as John Carlowitz Ames[9].
  • 1813 marks the founding of Royal Philharmonic Society[10].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5144, 'lon': -0.1384}[11].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's official website is recorded as https://royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/[12].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Royal Philharmonic Society[13].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[14].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[15].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's legal form is recorded as charitable organization[16].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Royal Philharmonic Society'}[17].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'RPS'}[18].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+503919'}[19].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+775256'}[20].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+391766'}[21].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+840690'}[22].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+293583'}[23].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's has list is recorded as list of works commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society[24].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's grants is recorded as Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal[25].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's grants is recorded as Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards[26].
  • Royal Philharmonic Society's grants is recorded as Honorary Member of the Royal Philharmonic Society[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Orchestra[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1813[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1932[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 29561e2e-31c5-4bec-a1d6-3ecbc1bcdafb[32]

Body

Founding

1813 marks the founding of Royal Philharmonic Society[10].

Identity

Royal Philharmonic Society's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'RPS'}[18].

Leadership

Royal Philharmonic Society's chairperson is recorded as John Carlowitz Ames[9].

Why It Matters

Royal Philharmonic Society ranks in the top 10% of philharmonic_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

charitable organization Jules Massenet London Niels Gade United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Who's Who in Music (2nd edition). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Ntnqtschr · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → London
    Employees → —
    Total revenue → {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+503919'}, {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+775256'}, {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+391766'} +2
    Bequest income → {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+210000'}, {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+275438'}, {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+502010'}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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