In 1909, Kirkby Lunn performed the "Sea Pictures" songs under Elgar's baton at the Royal Philharmonic Society concerts. On that occasion she was awarded the Gold Medal of the Society, when the Honorary Secretary, composer and pianist Francesco Berger, referred to her 'rare combination of personal artistic achievement added to a richly endowed nature.' She made two further appearances before the society before the war, on the opening nights (November) of the 1913 and 1914 seasons. At the former she sang the "scena" from Wagner's "Rienzi", 'Gerechter Gott!', for Willem Mengelberg, and on the second occasion the Ballade "La Fiancee du Timbalier" by Saint-Saëns, for Thomas Beecham. She performed the Brahms "Alto Rhapsody" at Queen's Hall under Henri Verbrugghen in the Festival of April 1915, and she also sang in the Festival of British Music there the following month. In November 1916, she reappeared with the RPO to sing Mozart's 'Non piu di fiori' from "La clemenza di Tito". She made a recording of the "Clemenza" item.