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The Stumpff Lock in a laboratory at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Germany.

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Man plays ‘world’s largest flutes’, creating the perfect eerie soundtrack for The Whale movie

Man plays ‘world’s largest flutes’, creating the perfect eerie soundtrack for The Whale movie

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The 20 best piano concertos of all time

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Met Opera ordered to pay Anna Netrebko $200,000 for cancellations over Putin ties

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Kadiatu and her son, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, present a joint show together on Classic FM for Mother’s Day.

‘Bach’s music belongs to us all’ – Kadiatu and Sheku Kanneh-Mason present a Mother’s Day special on Classic FM

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Girls admitted to Benedictine abbey choir near Barcelona for first time in 700 year-history

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Lang Lang and Ludovico Einaudi among Best Classical Artist nominees at the Global Awards 2023

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