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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).
  
  

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Grammy Winners 2012: Classical Music

And the 2012 Grammy goes to...

16 Feb 2012

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.

Juilliard String Quartet to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

The Juilliard String Quartet is the first classical ensemble to receive this award.

Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: 1933 — 2010

As a result of Poland's increasing political emancipation in the late 1980s, Górecki's music travelled more widely and attracted new performers and audiences in the West.

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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.