| 1 Apr 2002 | Fallen composer | Thieves attempt to steal Elgar statue |
| 1 Apr 2002 | Japanese batons | Glico launches a new type of conducting baton |
| 31 Mar 2002 | Dorothy DeLay | American violin teacher dies on 24 March, aged 84 |
| 31 Mar 2002 | Dudley Moore | British-born actor, comic and musician dies, aged 66 |
| 31 Mar 2002 | Oskar Sala | German composer and instrument scientist dies |
| 24 Mar 2002 | Eileen Farrell | American opera and pop singer dies, aged 82 |
| 26 Feb 2002 | Leo Ornstein | Oldest living composer dies, aged 108 or 109 |
| 3 Mar 2002 | Nathan Perelman | Ukraine-born pianist dies |
| 17 Feb 2002 | Death of Günter Wand | German conductor passes away, aged 90 |
| 29 Jan 2002 | Igor Kipnis | American harpsichordist dies, aged 71 |
| 22 Jan 2002 | David Mayer Epstein | Former MIT professor of music dies, aged 71 |
| 15 Jan 2002 | Emile Renan | The American bass-baritone dies, aged 88 |
| 8 Jan 2002 | Bryan Drake | New Zealand born baritone dies in the UK |
| 14 Dec 2001 | McCabe award | Honorary doctorate for British composer |
| 2 Dec 2001 | George Harrison | Former Beatle dies on 29 November, aged 58 |
