The musician's departure is considered a blow for Britain's classical music scene.
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BBC music reporter
By Mark Savage
BBC music reporter
By James Badcock
Madrid
Classically-trained musician Belle Chen uses ambient recordings sent from people across the globe.
Ahead of his live performance with the BBC SSO on Thursday 10 December 2020, Steven Isserlis chats to violinist BBC SSO Alex Gascoine about Schumann and his passions in life.
Tom Service on the fascination of music written in unusual time signatures.
Edward Chilvers uses dice to compose a new style of classical music that introduces an element of randomness.
Viral image of Patrick Hutchinson helping a counter-protester transformed into music and poetry.
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is performing to live audiences and has sold thousands of online tickets.
By Vincent Dowd
Arts reporter, BBC News