Leonard Bernstein features

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Marin Alsop is one of the world’s greatest conductors and a fierce supporter for the next generation of maestros.

Who is Marin Alsop? The trailblazing American conductor, music director and mentor

Marin Alsop

Bradley Cooper stars in and directs the upcoming Netflix film, ‘Maestro’; a biopic of Leonard Bernstein’s life

Maestro movie: plot, cast, release date and how to watch Bradley Cooper’s Bernstein biopic

Bradley Cooper is Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein biopic ‘Maestro’ sparks 7-minute standing ovation at Venice Film Festival premiere
Bradley Cooper (left) has been accused of ‘Jew Face’ in his portrayal of conductor Leonard Bernstein (right) for using a prosthetic nose to play the character

Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose to play Leonard Bernstein deemed ‘not’ antisemitic by Jewish rights group
Leonard Bernstein’s family defend Bradley Cooper: ‘Our dad would have been fine’ with prosthetic nose

Leonard Bernstein’s family defend Bradley Cooper: ‘Our dad would have been fine’ with prosthetic nose
Leonard Bernstein led some of the world’s best orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, sometimes from the piano

Who was Leonard Bernstein? Exploring the man behind the ‘Maestro’, Bradley Cooper’s new musical biopic

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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Australian animated show Bluey is one of today’s most popular children’s TV programmes

Bluey soundtrack: what are all the pieces of classical music used in the TV show?

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Yuja Wang is one of the greatest pianists of the 21st century.

Who is Yuja Wang, and what makes her so good at the piano?

Yuja Wang

Maxim Vengerov, Lise Davidsen, Yo-Yo Ma: among today’s leading classical artists

The 30 greatest classical musicians performing today

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A depiction of Jesus holding a lamb

What are the lyrics to ‘The Lord is my Shepherd’ and who wrote the hymn?

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Whitney Houston and Luciano Pavarotti stunned crowds with an opera duet.

When Whitney Houston surprised the world with an extraordinary Verdi aria… with Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti

Royal Swedish Opera cancels all performances after tragic accident

Royal Swedish Opera cancels all performances as stage technician tragically dies after fall
Alexander Armstrong embarks on a Musical Voyage challenge for Global’s Make Some Noise

Alexander Armstrong embarks on a Musical Voyage charity challenge for Global’s Make Some Noise!
This week’s on-air highlights – including Album of the Week and Drive Discovery.

This week’s Classic FM radio highlights – including Album of the Week and Drive Discovery

Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards 2023: winners Emily Jones and Jason Redhead

We’re revealing the winners of the Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards 2023 with ABRSM!

Events

A major fire broke out at the factory of one of the world’s oldest piano manufacturers on Tuesday night.

Fire breaks out at Bösendorfer piano factory, destroying an entire building

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