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Ranked: the 15 greatest jazz singers of all time

Who are the greatest jazz singers of all time? We name some of the best here (in alphabetical order)
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These 9 films of classical music icons as children are truly inspiring

Discover the remarkable origins of some of classical music's greatest artists through these fascinating video clips of their childhood performances
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Masaaki Suzuki: one man's lifelong mission to bring Bach to Japan

As Bach Collegium Japan celebrates its 35th anniversary, its legendary music director speaks to Amanda Holloway about a lifetime devoted to the great Baroque composer
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'She was an ambassador for tough love and we were all terrified': studying with flautist Doriot Anthony Dwyer

Composer and flautist Valerie Coleman reflects on the impact the legendary Doriot Anthony Dwyer had on her fledgling career
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'It's about fostering joy': King of the Waltz André Rieu on the music that shaped his life

He retired four times and had electroshock therapy for depression. But Vladimir Horowitz was still a god of the piano

Vladimir Horowitz was one of the greatest pianists the world had ever seen. his success, however, came at a heavy price. Nick Forton charts a glittering career blighted by depression and long periods away from the concert stage
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler: darling of the Nazis or secret opponent?

Wilhelm Furtwängler has long been seen as a symbol of Nazism. But, as Andrew Green explains, the conductor was a strong opponent of the regime
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'Miraculous' or 'evil': 10 quotes by musicians and critics about controversial conductor Herbert von Karajan

What have critics and performers said about the formidable Austrian conductor, Herbert von Karajan, over the years?
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'It was a humbling lesson': when just two people turned up to a concert by cellist Abel Selaocoe

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