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Great composers who happened to be gay

15 great classical composers who also happened to be gay

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Breathtaking moment a Russian ballerina dances real ‘Swan Lake’ on ice

Breathtaking moment a Russian ballerina dances real ‘Swan Lake’ on ice

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Classical music for children

10 best pieces of classical music for kids

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Ballerina with Alzheimer’s listens to Swan Lake, all comes back to her

Spine-tingling moment ballerina with Alzheimer’s remembers routine to Swan Lake

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Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake: A beginner's guide

Music to change your life

10 pieces of classical music that will 100% change your life

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The Nutcracker at the Royal Opera House

Royal Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ will be performed at the Royal Opera House this Christmas

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How high can you score in this composer version of ‘Who Am I’?

How high can you score in this composer version of ‘Who Am I’?

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Sounds of the 1860s: listen to the earliest record

Sounds of the 1860s: listen to the earliest recordings known

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Student orchestra performs last-minute recital ahead of school closure

Student orchestra gives impromptu dining hall concert before last-minute coronavirus evacuation

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Brandon Lawrence plays The Prince in Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker with Birmingham Royal Ballet 2019

What it’s really like being a male ballet dancer, according to a professional

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Ballerinas protest outside Opéra Garnier

Ballerinas perform ‘Swan Lake’ in protest against France’s pension reform

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Brandon Lawrence and Céline Gittens in ‘The Nutcracker’ with Birmingham Royal Ballet

What makes The Nutcracker the perfect Christmas ballet? Catherine Bott asks Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Brandon Lawrence

Christmas

Derek Jacobi narrates The Nutcracker on Christmas Day

Listen to Sir Derek Jacobi’s narration of The Nutcracker on Classic FM this Christmas

Christmas

Jordan performs in The Nutcracker

Teenage ballerina in wheelchair achieves dream of dancing in Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker

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1812 Overture

Percussionist perfectly dodges a flying bass drum mallet in a hilariously dramatic 1812 Overture
Tchaikovsky concerto

Orchestra starts playing the wrong concerto in piano competition nightmare

Bassoon squeaky chair

This duet for bassoon and squeaky chair is just hilarious

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