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Alexandra Dariescu is a ground-breaking Romanian pianist playing at Classic FM Live 2021

Who is Alexandra Dariescu? The groundbreaking Romanian pianist’s biography, performances and recordings
Antonio Cadenas plays piano

101-year-old man with Alzheimer’s shows us all the eternal power of music

All the times classical music cropped up in unexpected places

13 mind-blowing times classical music cropped up in unexpected places

Violin-shaped boat parades near the Accademia Bridge in Venice, Italy.

A giant 12-metre violin boat just sailed through the canals of Venice

India’s ambulance sirens will play out traditional flute and tabla music

India to replace ambulance sirens with traditional flute and tabla music

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Jacob Collier and Dua Lipa use microtones in their music

7 pop songs that deploy microtones ingeniously

Useful musical terms - in Italian and beyond

Musical terms: A glossary of useful terminology

Michael Jackson’s ‘Man In The Mirror’ chord change

Let’s take a moment to enjoy the greatest key change in pop music history

What makes the Star Wars soundtrack so good? An analysis of John Williams’ music.

What makes the Star Wars soundtrack so good? An analysis of John Williams’ music.

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Cohen social

What is the ‘secret chord’ mentioned in Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’?

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Rice ball composers

Someone is turning great classical composers into rice balls and it’s a thing of beauty

A pianist's neighbouring note

Neighbour finally loses patience with pianist next door after ‘six long years’ with excruciating note
This piano for sale is apparently not haunted, but seems kinda sus.

This piano for sale is apparently not haunted, but seems kinda sus.

People have been sharing their four-word classical music horror stories and it’s hilarious

People have been sharing their four-word classical music horror stories and it’s hilarious

No one believed Mozart was only nine years old until he started playing with a cat

No one believed Mozart was only nine years old. Until he started playing with a cat, mid-performance.

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From left: leading composers Louise Farrenc, Clara Schumann and Dani Howard

Women compose only 5 percent of the pieces scheduled in classical music concerts today

Women in Music

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From left: Anna Clyne, Ayanna Witter-Johnson and Errollyn Wallen

‘We have proved we are trailblazers’ – inspiring women of Edinburgh International Festival share hopes for classical music

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Forgotten female composers feature in interactive map

Explore the world’s forgotten women composers in this incredible interactive map

Women in Music

Elinor Remick Warren was one of America’s most in-demand 20th century composers

The incredible story of Elinor Remick Warren, one of America’s most in-demand 20th century composers
Composer, conductor and pianist Avril Coleridge-Taylor

Meet Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s daughter Avril, a trailblazing conductor, composer and pianist in her own right

Women in Music

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Are you a diehard classical music fan? Take our tricky quiz and find out

Only diehard classical music fans can pass this quiz

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QUIZ: Can you unscramble these iconic classical composer names?

QUIZ: Can you unscramble these iconic classical composer names?

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Can you name these blurred-out musical instruments?

We blurred these 15 musical instruments, but any real music geek will still recognise them

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Put the musical instrument in its correct place in the orchestra

QUIZ: Can you put the musical instrument in its correct place in the orchestra?

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Perfect pitch quiz

Do you have perfect pitch? Take our test and find out

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