THE TRIALS OF WILLIAM BYRD

How the Renaissance composer sur v ived against the odds

ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER

We celebrate 60 years of the violin virtuoso

The world’s best-selling classica l music magazine

Rachel Podger The violinist’s sensational solo album wins our Recording of the Year! See p26 for details of all the winners

Saint-Saëns An in-depth guide to his f ive piano concertos

Joseph Emidy The slave who played his way to freedom

Pipe dream How the world’s biggest organ came to Philadelphia

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100 reviews by the world’s f inest critics Recordings & books – see p68