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Classic FM Live with Viking, ‘Out of This World’, October 2026.

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Max Richter will receive the Ivor Novello Award for Innovation at November’s ceremony.

‘Hamnet’ composer Max Richter wins Ivor Novello Award for Innovation

Richter

Sue Perkins to present ‘Classical Pioneers’ with HX on Classic FM.

Sue Perkins to present new ‘Travelling Composers’ series on Classic FM

Pianist Alexander Malofeev wins Young Artist of the Year at the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2026.

Pianist Alexander Malofeev wins Young Artist of the Year at the Gramophone Awards

Nottingham University closes five music degree courses and its entire music department.

University of Nottingham to close music department after more than a century

Andrea Bocelli takes his ‘Romanza’ album on a 30th anniversary UK tour.

Andrea Bocelli announces UK tour for 30th anniversary of ‘Romanza’

Classical music may help lower blood pressure, new study finds.

Classical music is good for your blood pressure, new research says

1,500 artefacts from Elgar’s life have arrived at an archive in Manchester.

1,500 Elgar artefacts arrive at new archive in Manchester’s The Hallé

Elgar

Metropolitan Opera holds auditions for snake role in Mozart production.

Metropolitan Opera holds auditions for snake role in Mozart production

A new study on lemurs has revealed they use the same technique as opera singers.

Madagascan lemurs use operatic trick to hit high notes, new research finds

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