| 2 Aug 2003 | Harold Schonberg | the New York Times music critic died on 26 July 2003, aged 87 |
| 2 Aug 2003 | Rosalyn Tureck | the American keyboard player and Bach expert died in July 2003 |
| 19 Jun 2003 | Yevgeny Kolobov | the Russian conductor died on 15 June 2003, aged 57 |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Manuel Rosenthal | The French composer and conductor died in Paris on 5 June 2003, aged 98 |
| 5 Jun 2003 | Amil Biswas | The revolutionary Indian composer died in New Delhi on 31 May 2003, aged 89 |
| 27 May 2003 | Luciano Berio (1925-2003) | The world-renowned experimentalist Italian composer died on 27 May 2003, aged 77 |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Nina Simone | the legendary American singer died on 21 April 2003, aged 70 |
| 17 Apr 2003 | Dino Yannopoulos | the Greek-born vocal director died on 6 April 2003 |
| 17 Apr 2003 | Fritz Spiegl | The Austrian-British musician and writer died on 23 March 2003 |
| 27 Mar 2003 | Edwin Carr | The New Zealand composer died on 27 March 2003, aged 76 |
| 27 Mar 2003 | No war | peace protesters' message on the sails of Sydney Opera House |
| 6 Mar 2003 | Fedora Barbieri | the Italian mezzo died on 4 March 2003 aged 83 |
| 6 Mar 2003 | Goffredo Petrassi | the Italian composer died in Rome on 2 March 2003, aged 98 |
| 6 Mar 2003 | John Lanchbery | the British-born ballet composer and conductor died in Melbourne on 27 February 2003 aged 79 |
| 4 Mar 2003 | Reginald Leopold | the British violinist and band leader died on 26 February 2003 |
