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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...
Andris Nelsons
Andris Nelsons appointed music director at Boston Symphony Orchestra
16/05/2013
Latvian conductor to take over from James Levine at one of America's most-respected orchestras
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Conductor Christopher Hogwood among musicians to receive honours from Royal College of Music
16/05/2013
Tenor Alfie Boe, composer Rachel Leach and guitarist Gary Ryan recognised for outstanding contributions to music

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David Fanshawe (1942-2010)
14/07/2010
British composer best known for African Sanctus dies aged 68
Kent Nagano leaves Munich post
09/07/2010
Nagano to quit directorship of Bavarian State Opera
Listen to a clip of Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
09/07/2010
Simon Trpčeski performs on our free cover CD for August 2010
Win! Tickets to Glyndebourne
08/07/2010
Enter our online competition to see Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel
Vieuxtemps' violin to become world’s most expensive musical instrument
08/07/2010
Instrument by top violin-maker ‘del Gesu’ to beat previous record price
Name the pianist
08/07/2010
Win! Recordings of BBC Music Magazine’s Top 20 pianists
Cesare Siepi (1923-2010)
07/07/2010
Italian bass known for his portrayal of Mozart’s Don Giovanni dies  
Violinist James Ehnes awarded with Order of Canada
07/07/2010
Acclaimed violinist, 34, awarded top Canadian accolade for his services to music 
BBC Philharmonic names its new man
06/07/2010
Juanjo Mena to take over from Gianandrea Noseda in 2011
BBC Proms launches online archive today
05/07/2010
Surprise revelations include the Proms's top composer
Plato’s hidden ‘music code’ discovered
02/07/2010
A science historian at Manchester University unlocks a secret musical message