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Britten
Radio 3 to celebrate Benjamin Britten’s centenary weekend with residency in Aldeburgh
19/06/2013
Britten's 100th birthday to be marked by a weekend of broadcasts from Suffolk this Novemeber
Rachel Podger
Video: Oliver Condy meets Baroque violinist Rachel Podger
18/06/2013
Our editor heads off to Wales to talk Bach and Brecon Baroque with the brilliant violinist
Britten at work
Benjamin Britten archive opens at The Red House, Aldeburgh
18/06/2013
Composer documents on display in the grounds of Britten’s home

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EMI not selling Abbey Road
22/02/2010
Iconic venue to remain in British label’s hands
EMI to sell Abbey Road Studios
18/02/2010
Music group seeks to alleviate debt by selling the world-famous recording venue
Irina Arkhipova (1925-2010)
15/02/2010
Celebrated Bolshoi theatre contralto dies aged 85
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12/02/2010
The pick of the week's classical music programmes for 15 to 21 February 2010
Allan Wicks (1923-2010)
11/02/2010
English organist who championed Messiaen and Maxwell Davies dies, aged 86
Sir John Dankworth (1927-2010)
08/02/2010
Legendary British jazz performer, composer and bandleader dies, aged 82
Men at Work plagiarism verdict could have implications for composers
05/02/2010
Court rules that Men at Work plagiarised Australian nursery rhyme, but how will this affect the art of composition?
George Benjamin turns 50 in style
04/02/2010
The eminent British composer celebrates his landmark birthday with special concert at the Southbank Centre  
Opera takes centre stage in Northern Ireland
04/02/2010
Arts Council to fund Opera Company NI, which aims to promote Opera in Northern Ireland
Mahler triumphs at the Grammys
01/02/2010
Michael Tilson Thomas's recording of ‘Symphony of a Thousand’ walks away with three awards
Earl Wild (1915-2010)
26/01/2010
The American 'supervirtuoso' pianist dies, aged 94