Latest News: Classical, Obituary
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Stanisław Skrowaczewski 22nd February 2017The Polish-American conductor, particularly acclaimed in Bruckner, has died aged 93.
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Nicolai Gedda (1925-2017) 10th February 2017The versatile and prolific Swedish tenor has died at the age of 91.
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Veljo Tormis (1930-2017) 24th January 2017The Estonian composer has died at the age of 86.
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Roberta Peters (1930-2017) 20th January 2017The American coloratura soprano has died aged 86.
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2016 Goodbyes 29th December 2016We have made a short video tribute remembering some of the musicians who sadly died during 2016.
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The Alexandrov Ensemble 26th December 201664 members of the iconic Russian choir have been killed in a plane crash off the coast of Russia.
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Heinrich Schiff (1951-2016) 23rd December 2016The Austrian Cellist and Conductor has died at the age of 65.
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Zoltán Kocsis (1952-2016) 7th November 2016A tribute to the Hungarian pianist and conductor who died in November 2016 aged 64.
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Sir Neville Marriner (1924-2016) 3rd October 2016The conductor and founder of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields has died aged 92.
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Johan Botha (1965-2016) 8th September 2016The South African heldentenor has died aged 51 - full tribute to follow later today.
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Daniela Dessì (1957-2016) 22nd August 2016The charismatic Italian soprano has died aged 59.
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André Isoir (1935-2016) 21st July 2016The French organist André Isoir, renowned for his Bach recordings of the 1970s and 80s, died yesterday at the age of 81.
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Sir Peter Maxwell Davies 1934-2016 14th March 2016A short tribute to the composer, whose death aged 81 was announced earlier today.
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929-2016) 7th March 2016A tribute to the Austrian cellist and conductor, who died on Saturday aged 86.
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Denise Duval 1921 - 2016 27th January 2016The French soprano, who was closely associated with Francis Poulenc and gave the first performances of La voix humaine, has died aged 94.
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Pierre Boulez (1925-2016) 6th January 2016The French composer and conductor has died aged 90.
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2015 Goodbyes 23rd December 2015We have made a short video tribute remembering some of the musicians who sadly died during 2015.