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
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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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