Rare Mozart letter sells for $217,000 at auction

Andris Nelsons replaces Riccardo Chailly as conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Riccardo Chailly named Music Director of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra

XV International Tchaikovsky Competition broadcasts live webcasts

Nadine Koutcher wins BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition

Most important Bach portrait returns home to Leipzig

Proms 2015

The Montreal Symphony Orchestra return to Decca

Sir Simon Rattle appointed Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra

Two special concerts to be streamed in beyond-DSD quality

2015 New Year Honours List revealed

100 years in the record industry

Grigory Sokolov signs exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon

Alan Davey named as BBC Radio 3 Controller

Deutsche Grammophon launches streaming service called DG Discovery

Aurora Orchestra to perform at London Science Museum

Judith Weir named Master of the Queen's Music

BBC launches 'Ten Pieces' initiative

Daniel Barenboim launches new download-only label with Universal

Osmo Vänskä returns as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra

Stradivari viola for sale - asking price $45m

BBC Two and Four to present new 18th-century arts season

Mark Wigglesworth to replace Edward Gardner at English National Opera

BBC Radio 3 broadcasts from Royal Festival Hall cafe

Teodor Currentzis to record Mozart operas in Perm, Siberia

Daniel Barenboim to leave post as music director of La Scala

Firefighters called to London's Royal Albert Hall

Royal Mint unveils commemorative Britten coin

Stolen Stradivarius recovered by police

Jonathan Biss presents free online course on Beethoven piano sonatas

Britten and Pears archive opens in Aldeburgh

DG releases Beethoven ipad app

National Funding Scheme encourages donations during events

Designs unveiled for The Festival Wing at London's Southbank Centre

Warner Music Group buys Parlophone

BBC to broadcast all the operas of Wagner, Verdi and Britten in 2013

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