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Anna Lapwood conducts the Leeds Lieder festival

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93% of children are excluded from arts education due to a lack of funding in state schools, a new report says.

93% of schoolchildren excluded from arts due to lack of funding, new report says

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Anna Lapwood joins Classic FM to host new mini-series

Acclaimed organist and TikTok star Anna Lapwood joins Classic FM to host new mini-series

Juventino Rosas and Johann Strauss

This waltz falsely attributed to Strauss is actually by indigenous Mexican composer Juventino Rosas
Four violins hanging in a shop

California violin thief who stole $300k of violins and bows sentenced to four years in prison

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Felix Mendelssohn was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period.

10 of Felix Mendelssohn’s greatest works

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10 beautiful pieces of classical music for Mother’s Day

10 beautiful pieces of classical music for Mother’s Day

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Why does a piano have 88 keys?

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