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Members of the French National Orchestra wore rain covers as they played the Olympic Hymn at the Trocadero, during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

What music is at the Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony and who are the musicians?

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Leading conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Sir John Eliot Gardiner sacked by Monteverdi choir and orchestras after reported punch

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Sibelius ‘Finlandia’ at Classic FM Live

This epic performance of Sibelius’ ‘Finlandia’ will take your breath away

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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma

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Han-na Chang, Maxim Vengerov, Daniel Barenboim: classical soloists who became leading conductors

12 great classical soloists who became leading conductors

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Ed Sheeran plays Andrea Bocelli’s flute in Tuscany

Ed Sheeran plays Andrea Bocelli’s prized flute in impromptu music lesson

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This Rachmaninov melody was recorded by Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan – and no, it’s not ‘All By Myself’

This Rachmaninov melody was recorded by Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan – and no, it’s not ‘All By Myself’

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Liam astounds Lang Lang with his heartfelt Chopin

71-year-old pianist astounds Lang Lang with his heartfelt Chopin

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Kyiv orchestra plays poignant ‘Ave Maria’

Kyiv orchestra plays poignant ‘Ave Maria’ amid children’s hospital ruins after Russian missile strike

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10 sports stars you didn’t know were also musicians

10 sports stars you didn’t know were also musicians

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Classic FM Live returns in October 2024

Classic FM Live with Viking returns for a celebration of great British classics at the Royal Albert Hall

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Conductor Valery Gergiev leads the London Symphony Orchestra during the BMW Classics, performed in Trafalgar Square, London, 2016.

20 incredible classical music concerts across the UK this summer

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Who is Toshiko Akiyoshi? Meet the Japanese pianist and composer who transformed jazz music

Who is Toshiko Akiyoshi? Meet the Japanese pianist and composer who transformed jazz music

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Dan Walker and Karthi Gnanasegaram host ‘Perfect Pitch’

Dan Walker and Karthi Gnanasegaram host new Classic FM series celebrating classical music and sport

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Cello prodigy Yo-Yo Ma plays for President J.F. Kennedy

When 7-year-old Yo-Yo Ma played for President John F. Kennedy as a child cello prodigy

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer plays flute, recorder and piano, and was a Guildhall music scholar

Prime Minister Keir Starmer plays flute, recorder and piano, and was a Guildhall music scholar

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Novak Djokovic celebrates his Wimbledon win with a violin gesture

Why is Novak Djokovic playing his racket like a violin to celebrate Wimbledon wins?

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Hannah Waddingham performs at the Grand Prix of Great Britain

Star actor Hannah Waddingham delivers spine-tingling national anthem at the British Grand Prix

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Oliver Zeffman conducts Ella Taylor and the CBSO in ‘The White Lotus’ main theme

Soprano soloist performs thrilling ‘White Lotus’ theme with warbling vocals and full symphony orchestra

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Olympic swimmer Elizabeth Beisel blew an audience of 25,000 out of the water with a rousing violin rendition of the US national anthem on Saturday, 22 June 2024.

Olympic swimmer plays US national anthem on violin, thrilling 25,000-strong audience

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Lang Lang

Lang Lang’s albums, age, wife and more facts about the star pianist

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Queen coronation balcony

What music was played at Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation?

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John Williams: Compositions, movies, age and awards revealed

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