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‘In Italy, opera is like the football’ – Bill Bailey on classical music and the arts

‘In Italy, opera is like the football’ – Bill Bailey on classical music and the arts

This week’s on-air highlights – including Album of the Week and Drive Discovery.

This week’s radio highlights – including Album of the Week and Drive Discovery

Kyiv children’s choir

Kyiv children’s choir sings powerful ‘Carol of the Bells’ in New York Grand Central

Videos

Jenna Ortega plays cello as Wednesday Addams, in new Netflix series ‘Wednesday’.

Jenna Ortega learned to play Bach cello suites for hit Netflix series ‘Wednesday’

Ironworker Paul Harvey plays 'Lord of the Rings' theme on flute in abandoned tunnel

Flute player performs haunting ‘Lord of the Rings’ melody in mile-long tunnel

Christmas carols for children

12 beautiful Christmas carols for children

Christmas

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen lyrics Christmas carol

What are the lyrics for ‘God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen’ – and what is the Christmas carol about?

Christmas

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Christmas.

10 best Christmas concerts from Classic FM’s partner orchestras

Christmas

Orchestra’s outer space Beethoven performance leaves legendary conductor in tears

Orchestra’s outer space Beethoven performance leaves legendary conductor in tears

Seiji Ozawa

Bats have a wider vocal range than Mariah Carey, at an astonishing seven octaves

Bats have a wider vocal range than Mariah Carey, at an astonishing seven octaves

Latest instrument features

Pianist plays on piano properly for the first time in 20 years, with the help from bionic gloves

‘Bionic’ gloves allow injured concert pianist to play again after decades of lost dexterity
Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, but uh oh...

This ‘drunk version’ of Mendelssohn’s Wedding March is classical comedy gold

Mendelssohn

Bugler sounds the Last Post

What is The Last Post and why is it played on Remembrance Day?

What’s so good about Stradivarius violins?

What’s so good about Stradivarius violins?

Spielberg proclaims 'You still got it!' as John Williams plays Brahms at piano

‘You still got it!’ – 90-year-old John Williams casually plays Brahms concerto during recording session

Williams

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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

4 eras of classical music

The 4 eras of classical music: a quick guide

The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

Women composers gallery

21 of the greatest women composers in classical music

Best pianists of all time

The 25 best pianists of all time

Some of history's greatest composers were part of the LGBTQ+ community.

15 LGBTQ+ composers in classical music history that you probably already know

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