May 2011

BBC Music Magazine Awards 2011
The big moment has arrived as we announce the results of the biggest awards in classical music

Heavenly halls
Nick Shave consults some of today's leading concert hall architects in his bid to find out what makes the perfect performing venue

James Bowman
James Naughtie talks to the great countertenor about a long and distinguished career at the top

Beethoven's Pastoral
We breathe in the country air as we hunt for the best discs of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony

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Great organ works by JS Bach
David Goode plays the 1714 Silbermann organ of Freiberg Cathedral, Germany