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Composer John Williams becomes an Honorary Knight of the Order of the British Empire, presented by Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the United States

John Williams becomes an Honorary Knight of the Order of the British Empire

John Williams conducts the LA Phil at Universal Studios' Hogwarts Castle

John Williams conducts magical ‘Harry Potter’ in front of illuminated Hogwarts Castle

Indiana Jones soundtrack

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny soundtrack: All the songs from John Williams’ nostalgia-fuelled adventure
Harrison Ford: ‘Raiders March follows me everywhere… it was in my last colonoscopy!’

Harrison Ford: ‘Raiders March follows me everywhere… it was in my last colonoscopy!’

Did you have ‘a work by Ludwig van Beethoven sung by Harrison Ford’ on your bingo card for the upcoming Indiana Jones film plot?

Why Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony makes a surprise appearance in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Beethoven

John Williams conducts surprise ‘Indiana Jones’ at US film premiere

John Williams emerges from behind curtain, to conduct surprise ‘Indiana Jones’ at US premiere
T-Rex conducts symphony orchestra in an ultra-realistic performance of ‘Jurassic Park’

Conductor leads full orchestra in ‘Jurassic Park’ theme – dressed as a tiny-armed T-Rex

John Williams scored the first three Harry Potter movies

Harry Potter soundtrack: what are the famous themes and did John Williams score all the movies?

Which film scores have won best soundtrack at the Oscars? All winning scores from the last 50 years

Oscars

Braimah Kanneh-Mason performs the theme from Schindler’s List at the Royal Albert Hall

Braimah Kanneh-Mason performs deeply moving ‘Schindler’s List’ theme 30 years on from the film’s release

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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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Christmas

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

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Christmas

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Maria Callas

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

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

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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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