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The Stumpff Lock in a laboratory at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Germany.

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Pachelbel’s Canon on trains

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20 of the greatest piano concertos of all time. Pictured (L-R): Arsha Kaviani, Mitsuko Uchida, Yuja Wang.

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The 292-year-old Guarneri violin known as the ‘Baltic’

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Kingdom Hearts; World of Warcraft; Final Fantasy

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Met Opera ordered to pay Anna Netrebko $200,000 for cancellations over Putin ties

Met Opera ordered to pay Anna Netrebko $200,000 for cancellations over Putin ties

New York Metropolitan Opera

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

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Arsha Kaviani plays Rachmaninov

Virtuoso pianist plays mind-bending solo piano arrangement of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2

Rachmaninov

Lang Lang performs a solo piano concert at Carnegi

The 16 best classical piano pieces of all time

Why do pianos have 88 keys?

How many keys does a standard piano have? It’s 88 – here’s why...

Blind pianist Lucy’s sublime Debussy Arabesque crowned winning performance in The Piano finale

Blind pianist Lucy’s sublime Debussy Arabesque crowned winning performance in The Piano finale
26% of professional musicians have said that they were forced to skip a meal over the past year due to the cost of living crisis

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The 15 greatest symphonies of all time

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21 of the greatest women composers in classical music

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Most romantic opera duets (Stacey Alleaume as Violetta and Liparit Avertisyan as Alfredo in Verdi's La Traviata in Sydney, 2022)

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