Berlin Philharmonic latest features

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Vineta Sareika-Völkner is the Berlin Phil’s first ever female concertmaster

Berlin Phil announces first ever female concertmaster in 141-year history, Vineta Sareika-Völkner
Berlin Philharmonic prank video

The Berlin Philharmonic hoped to prank a soloist by playing the wrong concerto… but it didn’t go to plan
Berlin Philharmonic in concert

Live orchestral concerts to begin again – Berlin Phil schedules first post-lockdown performance for this Saturday

Coronavirus

Design for new London concert hall

Designs for £288m London concert hall unveiled in new animation

Menahem Pressler

Watch the amazing moment 90-year-old Menahem Pressler made his DEBUT with the Berlin Philharmonic

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New releases 8th may

New releases: Esther Yoo performs Tchaikovsky and 'Czerny: The Romantic Piano Concerto'

Berlin Philharmonic Simon Rattle

8 reasons we absolutely love the Berlin Philharmonic

kirill petrenko

Kirill Petrenko is the chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic

Best classical music

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The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

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Best symphonies: Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonin Dvorak and Florence Price

The 15 greatest symphonies of all time

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4 eras of classical music

The 4 eras of classical music: a quick guide

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A young Marin Alsop, Sir Simon Rattle, and Seiji Ozawa conduct their respective orchestras.

The 25 greatest conductors of all time

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Hildegard von Bingen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Edward Elgar among the greatest composers in classical music history.

30 of the greatest classical music composers of all time

Best pianists of all time

The 25 best pianists of all time

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From Mary Had a Little Lamb to Humpty Dumpty - the best nursery rhymes

10 best nursery rhymes ever written

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Once in Royal David's City

What are the lyrics to ‘Once in Royal David’s City’ – and who composed it?

Christmas

Classic FM is the home of Christmas music

Advent music: 10 best carols and hymns to begin the festive season

Christmas

Classic FM’s radio highlights for Christmas 2023, from carol concerts to the nativity

Classic FM at Christmas: radio highlights in 2023

Christmas

Maria Callas’ most iconic photographs

Maria Callas’ most iconic photographs, on her 100th anniversary

Maria Callas

The 10 best pieces of music by German composer Gustav Mahler.

10 of Mahler’s most earth-shattering pieces of music

Mahler

Jonas Kaufmann performs during a dress rehearsal at Sydney Opera House in 2023

Who is Jonas Kaufmann, the German opera singer often called ‘the world’s greatest tenor’?

Jonas Kaufmann

The 10 best pieces of music by American maestro and composer, Leonard Bernstein.

Leonard Bernstein: 10 best pieces of music by the American maestro

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Classic FM Live with Viking

Classic FM Live returns to the Royal Albert Hall for a night of classical music anthems

Events

Colette Maze, who became the oldest pianist to record an album aged 108, has died at the age of 109.

World’s oldest recording pianist, the inspiring Colette Maze, dies aged 109

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