| 3 Mar 2003 | Malcolm Williamson | the Australian composer died on 2 March 2003 |
| 27 Feb 2003 | John Shaw | The Australian baritone died on 24 February 2003, aged 81 |
| 27 Feb 2003 | Marcel Prawy | the Austrian script editor, producer, manager and speaker died on 23 February 2003, aged 91 |
| 27 Feb 2003 | Moses Hogan | The American arranger, choral conductor and pianist died on 11 February 2003, aged 45 |
| 13 Feb 2003 | Ted Perry | The founder and Managing Director of Hyperion Records died on 9 February 2003, aged 71 |
| 4 Feb 2003 | Lou Harrison | The American composer died on 2 February 2003, aged 85 |
| 4 Feb 2003 | Peter Schat | The Dutch composer died on 3 February 2003, aged 67 |
| 30 Jan 2003 | John Browning | the American pianist died on 26 January 2003, aged 69 |
| 2 Jan 2003 | Luciano Chailly | the Italian composer died on 24 December 2002, aged 82 |
| 2 Jan 2003 | Yuan Shihai | The Chinese opera singer died on 11 December 2002, aged 86 |
| 17 Dec 2002 | Michael Oliver | The English music critic, writer, public speaker and broadcaster died on 1 December 2002 |
| 17 Dec 2002 | Anthony Milner | The British composer's recent death ends a life distinctive as a scholar, composer and teacher |
| 3 Dec 2002 | Stanley Black | the British composer, conductor, orchestrator and pianist died on 26 November 2002, aged 89 |
| 30 Nov 2002 | George Guest | the British organist and choral conductor died on 20 November 2002 |
| 2 Nov 2002 | Mehli Mehta | Death of the founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra |
