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Body percussion Beethoven

Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, but as a body percussion epic played by hundreds of schoolchildren

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Nicki Minaj and Pachelbel meet

Someone mixed Pachelbel’s Canon with Nicki Minaj ‘Starships’ and it’s disturbingly catchy

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Orchestra interrupts Prokofiev with Star Wars’ ‘Imperial March’, in hilarious prank on conductor

Orchestra interrupts Prokofiev with Star Wars ‘Imperial March’ in hilarious prank on conductor

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Flowers adorn the front of the organ loft inside St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle for the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle.

Live music at weddings: What are the rules and restrictions in place in England?

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Incredible footage shows young, one-handed girl playing violin with ingenious prosthetic device

Incredible footage shows young, one-handed girl playing violin with ingenious prosthetic device

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World’s oldest active boys’ choir to establish separate choir for girls, for first time in 1,000-year history

World’s oldest active boys’ choir to establish separate choir for girls, for first time in 1,000-year history

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Star cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s passport disaster fixed after Home Office blunder

Star cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s passport disaster fixed after Home Office blunder

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The best live-streamed and archive classical concerts available online 2021

The best classical music and opera online streams available in 2021

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Dobson Pipe Organ Builders

Tragedy as important organ-building workshop is engulfed in flames

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LGBTQ+ conductors" Leonard Bernstein, Marin Alsop and Yannick Nézet-Séguin

11 great LGBTQ+ conductors you should know

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Pianist Christian Blandford

Shy 15-year-old pianist surprises an entire airport with virtuosic Beethoven

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‘Invalid piano’ played by bedridden invalids is the bizarre invention of the day

The ‘invalid piano’ for bedridden individuals was a real-life 1930s musical invention

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Boris Johnson hints Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella may be exempt from lockdown delay

Boris Johnson ‘in talks’ with Andrew Lloyd Webber as PM hints Cinderella may go ahead despite lockdown delay

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Fairfield Halls, venue in the UK

What is the UK government’s latest guidance for rehearsals, concerts and live music venues?

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Lyrics and history of Britain and England's national anthem 'God Save the Queen'

What are the lyrics to England and Britain’s national anthem, ‘God Save the Queen’? And who wrote it?

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Oliver Dowden falsely claims Minack Theatre received Covid funding

Minister forced to delete false tweet claiming Cornish theatre received Covid cash

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On Air Highlights

This week’s on-air highlights – including Album of the Week and Drive Discovery

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Andrea Bocelli performs emotional 'Nessun dorma' at Euros 2020

Watch star tenor Andrea Bocelli perform emotional ‘Nessun dorma’ at UEFA Euro 2020 Opening Ceremony

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Donald O'Connor performs a breathtaking tap dance routine on roller skates

Watch a musical legend perform a breathtaking tap dance routine on roller skates

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A genius has created a classical music mashup of 70 pieces by famous composers

A genius has created a classical music mashup of 70 pieces by famous composers

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Pianist Martha Argerich

Martha Argerich: 11 stunning photos of the great pianist

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Mother's Day music

14 beautiful pieces of classical music for Mother’s Day

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Arnold Schoenberg joke

28 cringe-worthy classical music jokes that you need in your life

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