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Sam Mendes sets up theatre fund

Netflix donates £500k to director Sam Mendes’ fund to help UK theatre workers ‘at breaking point’

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Ennio Morricone performs at Mediolanum Forum on st

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Women more likely to leave arts sector due to coronavirus crisis, says new research

Women more likely to leave arts sector in coronavirus crisis, research warns

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Ennio Morricone performs in London, 2016

Great Italian composer Ennio Morricone dies, aged 91

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Beverley Knight Performs At London Palladium

UK arts venues to receive £1.57bn in emergency government funding

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Bespoke masks for brass musicians

Someone is designing bespoke masks for brass and woodwind players to stay safe amid coronavirus

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Violin vigil for Elijah McClain

‘They tear gassed children with violins’ – people at Elijah McClain vigil claim police brutality
Confused cat panics as it steps on piano

Confused cat steps on piano, has a meltdown as paws hit the keys
Musical Elijah McClain protests in Aurora, Colorado

A peaceful violin vigil for Elijah McClain ended in police using rubber bullets and pepper spray
Watch violin virtuoso Ray Chen compares $69 model with a $10m Strad in video

Virtuoso Ray Chen compares a $69 violin with a $10m Stradivarius. The difference is mad.

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