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• Special: Funeral Music for Diana, Princess of Wales

  Coverage of the musical selections for Princess Diana's funeral.
  
  

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  Coverage of the musical selections for Princess Diana's funeral (French).
  
  

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Opulent French Art Case Piano Sells for $253,623 at Auction

Estimated at £100,000 – 200,000, the piano is in the distinctive fin de siècle style of high-rococo fused with Art Nouveau.

19 Mar 2013

Salvatore Sciarrino’s Soundscape for 104 Flutes To Receive U.S. Premiere in Guggenheim Rotunda

The one hundred migrating performers represent the full scope of the New York flute community.

Grammy Winners 2012: Classical Music

And the 2012 Grammy goes to...

German Wins $50,000 First Prize at 2011 Cleveland International Piano Competition

Past winners of the Cleveland piano contest include Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Angela Hewitt, and Sergei Babayan.

Solti Archive Goes to Harvard University

Recognizing his importance to Chicago, the British-Hungarian maestro once said, "They should erect a statue to me."

Russian Composer Sofia Gubaidulina To Make Rare U.S. Appearance

Always at odds with the Soviet regime in which she spent most of her life in near obscurity, Sofia Gubaidulina is now regarded as the most important Russian composer since Shostakovich.

Paris Festival Honors Salonen

The prestigious free contemporary music festival has invited the Finnish musician as composer and conductor.

The Queen’s Medal For Music 2010 To Go To Emma Kirkby

The British Monarchy acknowledges the English soprano's contribution in the field of early music.

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2008 Bach Competition Winners Announced

Altogether, 95 musicians from 23 countries competed in the categories organ, voice and violoncello/ baroque violoncello to win the coveted title.