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Yuja Wang plays a piano with three pedals – but what are they for?

Why do pianos have three pedals, and what do they do?

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Stephen Schwartz, composer of Wicked.

‘I just stole it from Beethoven’: Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz on how he wrote ‘Defying Gravity’
Young boy conducts in the Carlo Felice Theatre

Conductor dad sits his son on the podium, who reveals his incredible baton skills

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Peter Schickele Beethoven 5 parody

PDQ Bach delivered the ultimate classical music and sport parody in this Beethoven performance
We ranked Beethoven’s nine symphonies from worst to greatest

We ranked Beethoven’s nine symphonies from worst to greatest

French Army Choir and children sing Beethoven in Omaha Beach D-Day ceremony

Armed forces and children sing Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ in stirring D-Day commemoration

Glenn Gould, Mitsuko Uchida, Yuja Wang: exploring the 25 greatest pianists of all time

The 25 best pianists of all time

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Cat wanders on stage during Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony at Istanbul Music Festival

Curious cat wanders on stage during Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony in Istanbul

Francesca Bridgerton makes her debut in Season 3, as a piano-playing debutante.

What classical music does Francesca play on piano in Bridgerton?

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New analysis of Beethoven’s hair could help solve mystery of composer’s hearing loss.

Why did Beethoven go deaf? New hair analysis could solve mystery, say scientists

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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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All of John Williams’ record-breaking 54 Oscar nominations so far

All of John Williams’ 54 Oscar nominations so far – including five wins

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German bass Ivan Rebroff had a vocal range of over four octaves

Hear the record-breaking range of German bass Ivan Rebroff, down to his earth-shuddering low F

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More than half of gamers would go see a classical concert.

More than half of gamers would like to attend a live orchestral video game music concert

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New Jesse Eisenberg film ‘A Real Pain’ is scored entirely by Frédéric Chopin

New Jesse Eisenberg film ‘A Real Pain’ is scored entirely by Frédéric Chopin

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Children learning to read and perform music as part of the initiative from the RBC.

Over 300 primary school pupils can now read and write music, thanks to top music school

Christopher Macchio will sing at the Inauguration.

Who is Christopher Macchio, the operatic tenor singing the national anthem at the US inauguration?

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Yo-Yo Ma and Marion Cotillard in Notre Dame

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and French actor Marion Cotillard perform an intensely mystical duet

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The Lost Music of Auschwitz

Hear haunting music composed at Auschwitz for the first time in 80 years

The greatest opera singers of all time

25 best opera singers of all time

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Sir Simon Rattle.

When Simon Rattle raised the roof of a brand-new Symphony Hall with unforgettable Mahler

Simon Rattle