Classical music news

18 May 2001	Wagner troubles continue	Barenboim won't back down over Jerusalem concert
11 May 2001	Peter Crossley-Holland (1916-2001)	The composer and ethnomusicologist died on 27 April
27 Apr 2001	Robert Starer (1924-2001)	The American composer died 22 April 2001, aged 77
24 Apr 2001	Giuseppe Sinopoli (1946-2001)
13 Apr 2001	Sir Harry Secombe (1921-2001)	The Welsh tenor and entertainer died 11 April 2001 aged 79
13 Apr 2001	Desmond Ratcliffe (1917-2001)	The British composer died on 11 April 2001, aged 83
13 Apr 2001	Graziella Sciutti (1932-2001)	The Italian soprano and opera director died on 9 April 2001 aged 68
13 Apr 2001	Ovidiu Badila (1962-2001)	The Romanian double bass player died in Trieste on 27 March
23 Mar 2001	John Ardoin (1935-2001)	The Dallas music critic and author died on 18 March 2001, aged 66
23 Mar 2001	New Handel	British musicologist discovers a Mozart adaptation of Handel's 'Judas Maccabeus'
16 Mar 2001	Dame Ninette	The founder-director of the UK's Royal Ballet died on 8 March 2001, aged 102
9 Mar 2001	Lawrence Leonard	The conductor who gave the UK première of West Side Story died on 4 January 2001
2 Mar 2001	Ruth Railton	The founder of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain died on 23 February 2001
23 Feb 2001	Boris Goldovsky	The American conductor, radio announcer and opera teacher died on 15 February 2001
4 Feb 2001	Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001)	The Romanian-born composer died on 4 February 2001, aged 78

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