The Radif of Iranian music is the traditional repertoire of the classical music of Iran that forms the essence of Persian musical culture.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage

The event honours all forms of classical music from contemporary to crossover, opera to soundtracks, traditional to theatre.

BBC: Andrea Bocelli to receive Classic Brit honour

Anderson persisted, but many black would-be classical musicians have turned to other forms of music because of racial discrimination: Miles Davis and Nina Simone are two examples.

ECONOMIST: Essays by the New Yorker's music critic