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Pianist Alexander Malofeev wins Young Artist of the Year at the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2026.

Pianist Alexander Malofeev wins Young Artist of the Year at the Gramophone Awards

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Nottingham University closes five music degree courses and its entire music department.

University of Nottingham to close music department after more than a century

Metropolitan Opera holds auditions for snake role in Mozart production.

Metropolitan Opera holds auditions for snake role in Mozart production

A new study on lemurs has revealed they use the same technique as opera singers.

Madagascan lemurs use operatic trick to hit high notes, new research finds

A smaller piano design could help reduce hand injuries among those with smaller hands.

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

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

Hildegard von Bingen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Edward Elgar among the greatest composers in classical music history.

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The 20 best operas of all time, according to Classic FM presenters.

The 20 greatest operas ever written

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The best classical music playlists to suit your every mood

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Liam Gallagher sings in front of Pachelbel's Canon in D

10 pop songs you didn’t know were inspired by Pachelbel’s Canon

David Bowie Life on Mars

David Bowie’s isolated vocal from ‘Life On Mars’ reveals the true power of his tenor range

Barber's Adagio for Strings is sampled in Mobb Deep’s Down For You

What’s the piece of classical music in Mobb Deep’s Down For You?

‘Auld Lang Syne’ was written by Scottish poet Robert Burns, and is usually sung to fireworks on New Year’s Eve

What are the lyrics to Auld Lang Syne, and what does Auld Lang Syne actually mean?

Uncovered 9th-century manuscript could contain earliest Western music notation

Uncovered 9th-century manuscript could contain earliest Western music notation

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Fake cannonball falls off stage, hits timpani right on cue in ‘Nutcracker’ accident

Fake cannonball falls off stage, hits timpani right on cue in ‘Nutcracker’ accident

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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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Brass players delight passengers with impromptu ‘The Bare Necessities’ on aeroplane

Brass players delight passengers with impromptu ‘The Bare Necessities’ on aeroplane

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Steven Spielberg, Bill Clinton and Tina Fey all played in their school orchestras

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Guest conductor, Tim Schultheis, truly came to sleigh at this orchestral concert...

Audience member conducts ‘Sleigh Ride’, stealing the show in joyful moment

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Lise Cristiani (December 24, 1827 – October 24, 1853)

Have you heard the story of the world’s first female cellist, also an intrepid explorer?

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First female musician in New York Philharmonic ‘said no’ to Oscar-winning documentary

First female musician in New York Philharmonic ‘said no’ at first to Oscar-winning film about her life

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Doreen Carwithen is known as the world’s first full-time female film composer

Meet Doreen Carwithen, the world’s first fully-professional female film composer

Saint Cecilia Playing The Organ.

Who was St Cecilia? Meet the patron saint of music and musicians

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Who is Toshiko Akiyoshi? Meet the Japanese pianist and composer who transformed jazz music

Who is Toshiko Akiyoshi? Meet the Japanese pianist and composer who transformed jazz music

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Can you answer these quiz questions using just the musical notes?

Can you answer these quiz questions using just music notes?

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Are you smarter than a musical 18-year-old? Find out below...

Can you answer these A-Level music questions? Find out if you would pass first time...

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Are you smarter than a 16-year-old? Find out below...

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Who are Sideshow Bob and Bugs Bunny playing in these operatic parodies...

Can you guess the opera these cartoon characters are singing?

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What song did Olivia Olson sing in Love Actually? Take our quiz if you know the answer...

The Ultimate Christmas Movie Music Quiz

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210 tiny Mozart statuettes have gone missing from a display in Salzburg.

The magic loot - 210 tiny golden Mozarts vanish from Salzburg display

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Pedro Pascal will play a professional cellist in new film ‘Behemoth!’

Pedro Pascal on playing cello: “The hardest thing I’ve ever learned to do”

Muliti-award winning Welsh actor Sir Anthony Hopkins is releasing a classical album performed by the Philharmonia orchestra and conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

Sir Anthony Hopkins announces classical album with Gustavo Dudamel

Seven pop stars you might not know were influenced by ballet

Seven pop stars you might not know were influenced by ballet

Ludwig Göransson is the composer for Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’, starring Matt Damon in the lead role.

Everything we know about Ludwig Göransson’s score for ‘The Odyssey’ so far

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Composer Julian Nott wrote the score and theme music for the ’Wallace and Gromit‘ franchise.

Wallace and Gromit composer: ‘I wrote the theme music at 3am’

Engineers have created a robotic hand that can learn and repeat music ‘by ear’.

Engineers invent piano-playing robotic hand that can learn music by ‘ear’

A handwritten manuscript book, belonging to a 22-year-old Mozart, has been discovered in Paris.

22-year-old Mozart’s handwritten notebook unearthed in ‘major discovery’

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Captain of France’s national football team, Kylian Mbappé, played flute in school.

Meet France’s flute-playing football captain, Kylian Mbappé

‘Disclosure Day’ marks the 30th collaboration between John Williams and Steven Spielberg, in their partnership of over half a century.

Disclosure Day: Everything you need to know about John Williams’ score

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Randy Newman appears on stage for a duet with Taylor Swift at the Hollywood premiere of Toy Story 5.

Randy Newman plays surprise ‘You’ve Got a Friend in Me’ at Toy Story 5 premiere

Magdalen College Choir sing at the top of the Great Tower at dawn on May 1.

Oxford’s Magdalen College Choir will admit girl choristers for first time in over 500 years

Baroque Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi features on RAYE’s new album.

RAYE used a 300-year-old Baroque music sample on her new album

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National Youth Orchestra performs to 3,000 students at Blackpool Tower Ballroom

Orchestra of teenagers performs to 3,000 students at Blackpool Tower Ballroom

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How a harp caused the break up of The Beatles

How a harp sparked the breakup of The Beatles

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Actor Richard Armitage joins Classic FM to present new series ‘Curtain Call’

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Howard Shore’s score to ‘The Lord of the Rings’ has been crowned No.1 in the Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame 2026.

‘The Lord of the Rings’ crowned UK’s favourite film score in 25th anniversary year

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Yuja Wang is the star of a new, upcoming documentary, ‘YUJA’.

Grammy Award-winning pianist Yuja Wang stars in new documentary, ‘YUJA’

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A-level music has fallen to a new record low, as almost half of UK adults regret not continuing musical activity.

One in three adults regret giving up music, as A-level entries plummet

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Donald Trump has declared tubas, trombones, trumpets, and French horns a national security threat.

Trump administration declares brass instruments a national security threat

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The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

Best symphonies: Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonin Dvorak and Florence Price

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4 eras of classical music

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A young Marin Alsop, Sir Simon Rattle, and Seiji Ozawa conduct their respective orchestras.

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Classic FM Live with Viking, ‘Out of This World’, October 2026.

Classic FM Live with Viking: Photo highlights from our ‘Out of This World’ concert extravaganza!

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Max Richter will receive the Ivor Novello Award for Innovation at November’s ceremony.

‘Hamnet’ composer Max Richter wins Ivor Novello Award for Innovation

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Sue Perkins to present ‘Classical Pioneers’ with HX on Classic FM.

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Andrea Bocelli takes his ‘Romanza’ album on a 30th anniversary UK tour.

Andrea Bocelli announces UK tour for 30th anniversary of ‘Romanza’

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Classical music may help lower blood pressure, new study finds.

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1,500 artefacts from Elgar’s life have arrived at an archive in Manchester.

1,500 Elgar artefacts arrive at new archive in Manchester’s The Hallé

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The Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards, revealed!

The Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards with ABRSM - revealing our 2026 winners!

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Andrea Bocelli is giving his first-ever headline concert in Wales.

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