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Cellist who co-founded the Eroica Quartet and won awards for his recording of Bach’s six solo Suites

Over a six-decade career, Brendel became known for his interpretations of classical masters including Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert.

Sviatoslav Richter’s already huge catalogue is enriched by these rediscovered recordings of recitals of Beethoven’s piano sonatas from 1965

5/5 The quartet been playing Beethoven’s quartets for decades – they’ve recorded all 15 of them twice – now, they truly inhabit the work

You probably recognize most of these names - Beethoven, Marie Curie, Frida Kahlo, maybe even Malala. Well, knowing someone’s name is one thing, but knowing what they actually did is another. This quiz is all about matching these 25 well-known people to their real specialty or field of expertise.

Opinion | Day of the Devs once again cemented itself as one of my favorite showcases with a host of games for my wishlist

THE COUNTDOWN: Not everything can be ‘The Big Lebowski’ or ‘Clueless’, as proven by the absolute trainwrecks that passed through cinemas in the Nineties billing themselves as comedies. Ed Power surveys the worst of them, from the Culkin-less ‘Home Alone 3’ to the Bill Cosby ghost film no one (thankfully)…

Members of the band who influenced Steven WIlson, Radiohead, Opeth, Andy Partridge and more explain what they did and why it mattered

From 12-to-1, Armenian violinist Haik Kazazyan has triumphed at the first-ever Classic Violin Olympus competition at Dubai’s Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, beating a world leading collection of classical music performers to win the coveted prize.