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• Special: Funeral Music for Diana, Princess of Wales

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

• Special: Funeral Music for Diana, Princess of Wales (French)

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

Most recent features:

El Sistema Founder Jose Antonio Abreu Wins Glenn Gould Prize

Jose Antonio Abreu's unique system of musical education takes thousands of poor and abandoned children in Venezuela and transforms them into world-class orchestra musicians like the young superstar conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

19 Feb 2008

Composer Karlheinz Stockhausen is Dead

The avant-garde German composer caused an uproar when he stated that the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York were

15 Dec 2007

Laurie Anderson Awarded Gish Prize

New York performance artist and experimental musician Laurie Anderson was the first artist-in-residence of NASA.

27 Nov 2007

Glenn Gould Exhibition Set To Open This Autumn

The multimedia exhibition about the Canadian pianist features sound recordings, taped interviews and videos. Plus, Zenph Studio’s CD re-performance of Gould’s renowned 1955 version of the Bach Goldberg Variations arrives in stores later this month.

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American Orchestra Sells Classical Recordings on iTunes

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is the first American orchestra to distribute its classical music recordings through digital music stores.