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Han-na Chang, Maxim Vengerov, Daniel Barenboim: classical soloists who became leading conductors

12 great classical soloists who became leading conductors

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The 25 greatest violinists of all time

The 25 greatest violinists of all time

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Maxim Vengerov reveals his five favourite violin works

Virtuoso Maxim Vengerov expertly reveals the five greatest violin pieces ever written

Virtuoso Maxim Vengerov reveals the five hardest violin pieces ever written

Virtuoso Maxim Vengerov reveals, and plays, the five hardest violin pieces ever written

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The Impossible Orchestra – Alondra de la Parra at the piano with her musical friends

Conductor Alondra de la Parra and the world's classical stars unite to give a voice to vulnerable women and children
Maxim Vengerov violin videos for Classic FM

Maxim Vengerov presents exclusive violin masterclass videos for Classic FM

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.

The 30 greatest classical music composers of all time

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Jonathan Ross joins Classic FM as brand new host of Saturday Night at the Movies

Who is Jonathan Ross? Meet the Classic FM movies presenter, talk show host and film critic

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Key differences between a classical and an acoustic guitar - pictured: Ed Sheeran and Miloš Karadaglić

What are the key differences between a classical and an acoustic guitar?

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Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, 1891, oil on canvas, 45.7 × 58.4 cm, National Museum, Warsaw Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Who was Paderewski, the composer who became Poland’s Prime Minister and signed the Treaty of Versailles?

Paderewski

Sir Karl Jenkins and Sergei Rachmaninov take the top two spots in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2025

Karl Jenkins’ ‘The Armed Man’ voted to highest ever Classic FM Hall of Fame spot inKarl Jenkins’ ‘The Armed Man’ voted to highest ever Classic FM Hall of Fame spot in 25th anniversary year

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Pope Francis has died aged 88.

Pope Francis has died aged 88, Vatican confirms

Squirrel falls into chorister’s folder during Good Friday service

Dive-bombing squirrel falls into chorister’s folder during Good Friday service

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Strange four-key piano

Quirky automatic piano has only four keys that move every time you play a note

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Choristers sing Allegri’s haunting ‘Miserere’ in empty St Paul’s cathedral

Choristers sing Allegri’s haunting ‘Miserere’ in empty St Paul’s cathedral

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Portrait Of Erik Satie and cover of score for Parade

The best (and strangest) pieces of music by Erik Satie

Historical figures you didn’t know were musicians: Albert Einstein, Jane Austen, Queen Elizabeth I

10 historical figures you didn’t know were classically trained musicians

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