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    1. Classic FM Live artists March 2011

      1. Classic FM Live March 2011

      Classic FM Live returns to the Royal Albert Hall on 16 March. Our orchestra for the evening is the Orchestra of Opera North. Photo: Brian Slater.

    2. Classic FM Live artists March 2011

      2. Classic FM Live March 2011

      Crouch End Festival Chorus will open the evening with the rousing favourite O Fortuna by Carl Orff. Photo: Andrew Wiard.

    3. Classic FM Live artists March 2011

      3. Classic FM Live March 2011

      Trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth will join the Orchestra of Opera North to perform an arrangement of Piazzolla's Libertango. Photo: Observertoriet.

    4. Classic FM Live artists March 2011

      4. Classic FM Live March 2011

      The first half of the concert will conclude with the Ultimate Hall of Fame No.1, Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2, with pianist Danny Driver. Photo: Richard Haughton.

    5. Classic FM Live artists March 2011

      5. Classic FM Live March 2011

      A third sparkling young soloist joins us for the second half, Valeriy Sokolov. The Ukrainian violinist will perform Saint-Saens' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. Photo: Stéphane Olivier, Artéphoto.

    6. Classic FM Live artists March 2011

      6. Classic FM Live March 2011

      Wallingford Parish Choir will join Crouch End Festival Chorus in the second half for Jerusalem and I Vow to Thee My Country. Photo: Mark Phillips.

    7. Classic FM Live artists March 2011

      7. Classic FM Live March 2011

      The Orchestra of Opera North will be under the expert direction of conductor Bramwell Tovey. Photo: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

    8. Classic FM Live artists March 2011

      8. Classic FM Live March 2011

      At just 23 years old, Tine Thing Helseth is already one of the leading trumpet soloists of her generation. This season she's making debuts in Berlin, Brussels, Luxembourg and New York. Photo: Observertoriet.

    9. Classic FM Live artists March 2011

      9. Classic FM Live March 2011

      Founded in 1984 the Crouch End Festival Chorus has become one of the UK’s most exciting and innovative symphony choirs. We're looking forward to welcoming them back to Classic FM Live. Photo: Andrew Wiard.

    10. Classic FM Live artists March 2011

      10. Classic FM Live March 2011

      The Orchestra of Opera North is the latest orchestra to join the Classic FM family, as our Orchestra in Yorkshire. Photo: Brian Slater.

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