February 2015
In the February issue of BBC Music Magazine...

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Jean Sibelius
We celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Finnish composer with a look at ten of his greatest masterpieces
Emma Kirkby
James Naughtie meets the British soprano
Music and cities
Ivan Hewett looks at the way composers have portrayed urban life in their works
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Hilary Finch explores the life and extraordinary music of Finland's greatest living composer
BBC Music Magazine Awards
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Sibelius's Symphony No. 4 performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Andrew Manze
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