Dan Walker and Charlotte Hawkins to present Classic FM’s Pet Classics

Classic FM’s Pet Classics returns in 2024 to relax pets during the fireworks

Delirious dog sings unimaginably virtuosic vocal solo in a piano room

Delirious dog sings virtuosic vocal solo in a piano room

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Dog duets with Pavarotti

Operatic dog sings a perfect duet of ‘Nessun dorma’ with Luciano Pavarotti

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This keyboard kitten is a fan of classical music

10 calming pieces of classical music for your pet

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Cat piano prodigy surprises owner with tuneful solo.

Owner catches her cat playing the piano, with surprising virtuosity…

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The 15 best pieces of classical music for your dog.

These are the 15 best pieces of classical music for your dog

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Classical guitarist Alexandra Whittingham serenades Freddie, and RSPCA rescue dog ahead of Classic FM’s Pet Classics.

Distinguished dog dozes off to classical guitarist’s solo serenade

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Dogs frightened by fireworks can find classical music calming

Classical music really does help calm pets during fireworks. Here’s the proof…

Mischievous cat steals owner’s music stand during flute practice.

Mischievous cat repeatedly steals owner’s music stand during flute practice

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21 pawfect dog names for classical music lovers

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A hopeful dog performs for a judging panel, during auditions in the search for performers for a rare Mozart symphony.

Danish orchestra sets up panel to audition dogs for rare Mozart symphony

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Pet Classics playlist: classical music to keep animals calm during fireworks

Goat 'sings' in animal blessing service at Worcester Cathedral

Goat warbles an enthusiastic solo at Worcester Cathedral’s animal blessing service

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Classical music can help calm your dogs faster, according to new research.

Dogs find classical music more calming than audiobooks, research reveals

Maura described her cat as a ‘legend’ in the caption of her now viral TikTok

Operatic cat steals owner’s limelight, meowing his own melody in viral TikTok

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Howling singing dog

Owner’s secret footage catches dog playing and singing at a piano

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Chihuahua dances Swan Lake routine at Crufts

Surprisingly graceful chihuahua performs ‘Swan Lake’ ballet routine at Crufts dog show

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Dive-bombing squirrel falls into chorister’s folder during Good Friday service

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Brass players delight passengers with impromptu ‘The Bare Necessities’ on aeroplane

Brass players delight passengers with impromptu ‘The Bare Necessities’ on aeroplane

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Steven Spielberg, Bill Clinton and Tina Fey all played in their school orchestras

11 famous figures you never knew could play a musical instrument

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New technology allows audiences to see inside the brain of a pianist as they play

New technology allows audiences to see inside the brain of a pianist as they play

Alfred Brendel is remembered as one of the world’s most celebrated pianists

Beloved Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel has died aged 94

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Nicola Benedetti to host a new six-part series on Classic FM

Nicola Benedetti to host six-part Classic FM series revealing ‘The Truth About Classical Music’

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A boy plays the trumpet at a No Kings protest in San Diego

‘Goosebumps’ as young boy plays Star-Spangled Banner on his trumpet at San Diego protest

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Donald Trump says he could have been a ‘brilliant musician’ after receiving flute lessons as a boy.

Donald Trump’s flute-playing career cut short: ‘I didn’t particularly like it, wasn’t for me’

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Meet the sword-fighting opera singer who burnt down a convent to rescue her gay lover

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LA Philharmonic cancels concerts as city curfew enforced after protests

LA Philharmonic cancels concerts as city curfew enforced after protests

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Composer proposes to his partner with live 78-piece orchestra at Abbey Road studios

Composer proposes to his partner with live 78-piece orchestra at Abbey Road studios

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Jamie Barton, John Holiday and Adrian Angelico: just three of the incredible performers who also happen to be lighting up opera stages around the world with rainbow colours.

20 brilliant LGBTQ+ opera stars you should know

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Inventor creates piano doorbell

Inventor replaces his ‘boring’ doorbell with a miniature piano

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