5 - 18 May 2013

For over ten years some of the world's greatest musicians have visited this most beautiful of all Cotswold towns to perform in the wonderful setting of St. James' church, described by Alfred Brendel as "One of the finest acoustics I encountered in my 60 year career"

Artists this year include: Paul Lewis, Mark Padmore, Takacs Quartet, Elisabeth Leonskaja, OAE, Britten Sinfonia, Steven Osborne, Atos Trio, I Fagiolini, Ruth Rogers, Jack Liebeck, Thomas Hull, Alexandra Dariescu,

Join us for two weeks of glorious music in this magical setting

Henri Dutilleux

The great French composer has died at the age of 97. In tribute, we reprint the interview that appeared in the February 2006 issue of BBC Music Magazine

My dream Wagner

Seven leading musicians – including Sir Mark Elder and soprano Deborah Voigt – tell us the operas by Wagner that inspire them most

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Download chamber music by Arcangelo Corelli

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The Avison Ensemble performs the Baroque composer’s Violin Sonatas

When Corelli published his Violin Sonatas in 1700 they took Europe by storm.

This week’s free download is the second movement Allegro from the Sonata in D minor, No. 12 – a set of variations on La Folia, a frenzied Portuguese folk dance.

The track comes from The Avison Ensemble’s new recording of the works, part of the group’s project to record all the composer’s chamber music, on the Linn label.

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Free DVD celebrating 30 years of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World!

This month’s issue of BBC Music Magazine comes with a film of winning performances from the festival’s history - from Karita Mattila in 1983 to the most recent winner, Valentina Naforniţă, in 2011

Conductor Kirill Karabits enjoys RPS Awards success

Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly and pianist Steven Osborne also recognised by the Royal Philharmonic Society

Kings Place launches Chamber Classics festival

Year-long celebration of chamber music includes pieces as voted for by you!

Discovering the organs at the heart of Toulouse

Elizabeth Davis enjoys a recital in the city's Basilica of Saint Sernin

Vermeer and Music at the National Gallery

Watch our audio slideshow of paintings by Vermeer accompanied by music of his time

BBC launches modern classical music website

Composers featured include Benjamin Britten, Pierre Boulez, John Adams and Philip Glass