Latest on Classic FM

A new collaboration?

Lizzo is eyeing up pop star Adele for a duet – on the flute

New TV piano talent show judged by Lang Lang to be hosted by Claudia Winkleman

Lang Lang to judge train station piano talent show, finding the nation’s top amateur pianists

Lang Lang

Beyoncé and conductor Sir Georg Solti

Beyoncé eclipses legendary conductor Sir Georg Solti’s Grammys record – with 32 award wins

Sir Georg Solti

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

Ledoux on stage at the Volksoper in Orpheus in the Underworld

Mezzo stands in last-minute for tenor lead, doubling as Venus and Orpheus in Offenbach opera
Four musicians on a street piano

Four virtuoso pianists astonish passersby with epic boogie-woogie improvisation

Videos

Kateryna is now studying at Clifton College during the week, and the Royal Academy of Music’s Junior programme on Saturdays.

12-year-old Ukrainian refugee lands a place studying piano at the Junior Royal Academy of Music
Zeb Soanes, Moira Stuart, Alexander Armstrong

Audience growth for Classic FM as it welcomes 5 million weekly listeners

Ludovico Einaudi surprises young fan at airport piano

Ludovico Einaudi surprises young fan in spontaneous airport piano duet

Einaudi

William is a 10-year-old senior chorister at Ripon Cathedral

Choirboy William, 10, says singing in a cathedral choir helps manage his arthritis pain

Best classical music

See more Best classical music

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

More Periods and Genres

See more More Periods and Genres

Baroque

Classical

Romantic

Film & TV

Opera

Video Games