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The music of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom on Netflix – how blues musicians transcended racial barriers

The music of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom on Netflix – how blues musicians transcended racial barriers
Composer Yoko Shimomura wrote music for Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy XV among other popular video games,

7 of the best pieces of music by video game composer Yoko Shimomura

Join in with violinist Nicola Benedetti’s virtual New Year Sessions

Benedetti Sessions: How to join in with violinist Nicola Benedetti’s online mass tutorials

Nicola Benedetti

Was Nannerl Mozart the real talent in the family?

Was Mozart’s sister actually the most talented musician in the family?

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Join Moira Stuart for The Classic FM Chronicles this Easter weekend

Join Moira Stuart for The Classic FM Chronicles on Global Player, the official Classic FM app
15 iconic classical music moments in 150 years of the Royal Albert Hall

15 iconic classical music moments in 150 years of the Royal Albert Hall

81 percent of women say it’s harder for women artists in music, with sexual harassment a key challenge

81 percent of women say it’s harder for female artists in music, with sexual harassment a key challenge
First-ever Grammy win for classical composer Ethel Smyth

Composer and political activist Dame Ethel Smyth is officially a Grammy winner

‘For Black people to get an audition, we have to be that much better’ – Chi-chi Nwanoku on diversity and opportunity in classical music

‘Why do Black people have to be that much better to win an audition?’ – Chi-chi Nwanoku on classical music’s diversity
10 women who changed the classical music world forever

10 women who changed the classical music world forever

Beyoncé sings the US National Anthem in 2019

When Beyoncé sang the US National Anthem a cappella to combat miming criticism. And absolutely nailed it.

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Violinist Nicola Benedetti has announced a new series of ‘With Nicky’

‘With Nicky’: Nicola Benedetti’s educational violin videos with practice tips, techniques and support

Nicola Benedetti

9 of Clara Schumann’s all-time best pieces of music

9 of Clara Schumann’s all-time best pieces of music

Alice Mary Smith, the first British woman to have composed a symphony

Ever heard of Alice Mary Smith, the first known woman in Britain to have composed a symphony?
Martin Luther King Jr's wife, Coretta Scott King, was a celebrated soprano and violinist

Meet Coretta Scott King, a soprano and violinist who used music in her civil rights campaigning
10 of Florence Price’s all-time best pieces of music

10 of Florence Price’s all-time best pieces of music

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Ethel Smyth

Meet the composer who was also a suffragette: Ethel Smyth

Florence Price, first African American composer t

The inspirational life of composer Florence Price – and why her story still matters today
Marin Alsop and Catherine Bott

‘If someone says “I can’t get used to women conductors”, at least I know what I’m dealing with’: Marin Alsop

Marin Alsop

Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla

‘Why are we afraid of new music? We don’t like what we don’t know’ says conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Jessica Curry

‘The video game industry is a hard industry to be in as a woman – let’s claim our space and stop apologising’ – Jessica Curry

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