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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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Choral stars to present Radio 3’s 'The Choir'
25/01/2013
Harry Christophers, Eric Whitacre and Mary King to host special shows
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Turnage to write orchestral answer to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
24/01/2013
‘Frieze’ to receive its world premiere at this year’s BBC Proms
Britten
Did Britten suffer from syphilis?
21/01/2013
New biography suggests disease was a major reason behind composer’s death
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CORRECTION: contact details for BBC Music Direct
16/01/2013
Incorrect contact details have been printed in the February issue
Anna Meredith
BBC Proms launches Inspire Young Composers’ competition 2013
16/01/2013
Winners to have their music performed at the Proms
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