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The BBC Young Musician competition celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Here's a selection of outstanding recordings by past winners

The pianist offers a fascinating insight into the piano music of the little-known composer

David Gutman and Andrew Mellor spar over the pros and cons of Bernstein’s recording of Sibelius’s Fifth with the New York Philharmonic

Martin Cullingford’s pick of the finest recordings from this month’s reviews

Andrew Farach-Colton and David Gutman lock horns over the pros and cons of Kleiber’s recording of Beethoven’s Seventh with the Vienna Philharmonic for DG

The Frankfurt RSO has posted a complete filmed performance of Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations with Mischa Maisky

Years ago I thought the idea of verbal commentary on a performance made for a funny joke. Now, I see its huge potential

George Benjamin and Martin Crimp reveal their much-anticipated new opera

How audiences, performers and the composer himself have responded to this iconic and surprisingly controversial work, by Geoffrey Norris

The violinist brings both quiet introspection and high energy to Waltzing Matilda