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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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Hans Werner Henze
Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012)
29/10/2012
Composing great dies at the age of 86
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Les Sirènes wins Choir of the Year 2012
29/10/2012
Glaswegian all-female group takes title
Valery Gergiev
Mariinsky label announces recording of Wagner’s Ring cycle
26/10/2012
Landmark Wagner recording to be conducted by Valery Gergiev
Harrison Birtwistle
Shortlist revealed for 10th British Composer Awards
25/10/2012
39 works up for an award
Beethoven
Lost Beethoven hymn receives premiere
25/10/2012
Work from 1820 to be performed in Manchester
Twitter symphony
Dutch orchestra gets inspiration from Twitter
24/10/2012
Melodies sent in via social networking site to be recorded
Jonathan Lemalu
Opera singers star in charity calendar
23/10/2012
Artists pictured in their 'offstage' lives
Fazil Say appears in Turkish court
22/10/2012
Pianist charged with insulting Islam and inciting hatred
classical music blog
Stolen violins returned to Nigel Kennedy
18/10/2012
Three electric instruments turn up at auction house
classical music news
Joseph Joachim Violin Competition won by two musicians
16/10/2012
Alexandra Conunova-Dumortier and Dami Kim both take first prize
Welsh National Opera enjoys £1.2m Getty gift
15/10/2012
Windfall to help fund five productions, including Getty’s own work