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Nicola Benedetti
BBC Young Musician 2014 now open for applications
20/05/2013
Competition to include a Jazz Award for the first time
Swan Lake
Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake to be broadcast worldwide in 3D
20/05/2013
A Mariinsky performance of Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake will be broadcast live using 3D technology
Valentina Nafornita
Free DVD celebrating 30 years of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World!
17/05/2013
This month’s issue of BBC Music Magazine comes with a film of winning performances from the festival’s history - from Karita Mattila in...

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Rudolf Barshai (1924-2010)
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Russian conductor and founder member of Borodin Quartet dies
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03/11/2010
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The world's longest commute?
02/11/2010
Italy-based conductor takes up baton in Preston
Royal Opera House salaries under scrutiny
02/11/2010
UK opera company defends its highest earners
Dutch musicians stage flashmob protest
27/10/2010
Proposed arts budget cuts under fire
Classical music makes sleep-inducing Top Ten
22/10/2010
Pitted against rock bands and teen idols, classical music holds its own for helping Britons get to sleep
The BBC Music Magazine podcast
22/10/2010
Episode five available now
Russia’s Yulianna Avdeeva wins International Chopin Competition
21/10/2010
First female prize-winner in 45 years
Stradivarius breaks auction record
19/10/2010
Violin thought to be owned by Napoleon sold
Sacked opera oboist loses appeal
18/10/2010
WNO player’s claim of wrongful dismissal is rejected
YouTube Symphony Orchestra returns
15/10/2010
Michael Tilson Thomas heads up online search for performers