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Marin Alsop is Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra's new chief conductor

Marin Alsop is Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra’s new chief conductor

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Composer Kaija Saariaho has died, aged 70

10 of the best stage musicals of all time

15 of the best stage musicals of all time

Mendelssohn's Elijah

Mendelssohn’s Elijah: a guide to his choral masterpiece and its best recordings

The Ivors Classical Awards

The Ivors Composer Awards re-launched as The Ivors Classical Awards

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Disney’s Fantasia: all the pieces of classical music featured in the animated film

BBC Proms - all you need to know

Who is performing at the 2023 BBC Proms - Elena Urioste

Who is performing at the 2023 BBC Proms?

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason at the Royal Albert Hall

When are the BBC Proms on TV in 2023?

Sheku Kanneh-Mason will be playing at the Last Night of the Prpms

Last Night of the Proms: Everything you need to know about this year’s last night

The First Night at the Proms

First Night of the Proms 2023: Everything you need to know about this year’s first night

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BBC Proms 2023 schedule: Full programme of events and concerts

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When are the 2023 BBC Proms?

Audio equipment reviews and advice

Best headphone amplifiers

Audio equipment

The best headphone amplifiers for classical music lovers

Apple Music Classical app

Apple Music Classical launches

How to choose speakers: Klipsch: RP 8060FA II

Audio equipment

How to choose speakers: a guide to buying the perfect audio for your listening needs

Greatest recordings

Our recommendations of essential additions to your listening library

Shostakovich piano trio n02 guide

The best recordings of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5

Six of the best… King’s Singers recordings

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The best recordings of Mozart’s Don Giovanni

Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring: why was it so revolutionary and what are its best recordings

Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring: why was it so revolutionary and what are its best recordings?

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Music to my Ears Podcast

Top musicians share their musical passions with the BBC Music Magazine team

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Music to my Ears Podcast: Cosmo Sheldrake

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Music to my Ears Podcast: Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński

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Music to my Ears Podcast: Pianist Peter Jablonski

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Music to my Ears Podcast: Boxer and bassoonist Hannah Rankin

Albums of the week

A selection of the best reviewed albums from the latest issue of BBC Music Magazine

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Martin Suckling: The Tuning

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JS Bach • Buxtehude • Schütz: Cantatas etc

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Barber • Bruch • Vaughan Williams: Violin Concertos

The great composers

Explore the lives and works of classical music's finest composers

Louis Andriessen

Who was Louis Andriessen and was he one of the best Dutch composers ever?

Florent Schmitt

Schmitt, Florent

Composer Leos Janacek

Janáček, Leos

George Enescu

Enescu, George