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Henri Dutilleux
Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013)
23/05/2013
The great French composer has died at the age of 97
Edward Elgar
BBC Radio 3 to celebrate music of the British Isles
23/05/2013
BBC Radio 3 announces extensive coverage of British music throughout June.
Nicola Benedetti
BBC Young Musician 2014 now open for applications
20/05/2013
Competition to include a Jazz Award for the first time

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Simon Rattle
Sir Simon Rattle to leave Berlin Phil in 2018
11/01/2013
British conductor to move on in five years
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House music comes to Radio 3
07/01/2013
Broadcaster joins the National Trust in presenting Baroque series
Jonas Kaufmann
BBC Radio 3 to broadcast every opera by Wagner, Verdi and Britten
07/01/2013
Performances from the Met, the Royal Opera House and English National Opera to be broadcast throughout 2013
Richard Rodney Bennett
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1936-2012)
02/01/2013
The versatile British composer dies, aged 76
BBC Music Magazine
The wait is over…
20/12/2012
BBC Music is now available on Android
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar (1920-2012)
12/12/2012
The legendary sitar player who became an ambassador for Indian classical music has died, aged 92
Galina Vishnevskaya
Galina Vishnevskaya (1926-2012)
11/12/2012
Great Russian soprano dies, aged 86
Lisa della Casa
Lisa Della Casa (1919-2012)
11/12/2012
One of the world’s greatest sopranos dies at 93
Charles Rosen
Charles Rosen (1927-2012)
11/12/2012
Pianist and author of ‘The Classical Style’ dies, aged 85
Time Out
Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)
06/12/2012
The legendary ‘Take Five’ jazz pianist has died, aged 91
National Youth Orchestra is awarded Queen's Medal
06/12/2012
Ensemble becomes first the organisation to receive prestigious award