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A solo piano on a deserted Iceland shore. We all need this beauty right now.

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Health authorities say choir practice caused the ‘superspread’ of 52 coronavirus cases

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World’s greatest ballerinas dance in their homes in beautiful video for coronavirus relief

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A little boy’s reaction to his grandpa’s saxophone solo is love and joy

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

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer plays flute, recorder and piano, and was a Guildhall music scholar

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A fifth of musicians fear the coronavirus pandemic will end their career

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Join us as we applaud our NHS and frontline heroes

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Glyndebourne cancels 2020 festival, but we’re working with them to bring you virtual operas

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Trumpeter playing ‘The Circle of Life’ from his balcony is a whole lockdown vibe

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Man invents a flame-throwing trombone that shoots

Musician who loves danger invents a flame-throwing trombone

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Belfast violinist surprises self-isolating grandad, they play a socially-distanced window duet together

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Soprano and pianist expertly capture the experience of remote recording in lockdown

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Austria’s Brucknerhaus Linz set to reopen with a series of summer concerts

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This beautiful video brings together Arvo Pärt’s music and exquisite animated art

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Join us for a Classic FM episode of Gareth Malone’s Great British Home Chorus

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A piano cover of TikTok’s ‘Coffin Dance’ meme song is sending the Internet into meltdown

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311 French musicians call on President Macron for financial aid

Coronavirus ‘jeopardises our entire profession’: French musicians ask Macron for financial aid

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Meryl Streep reciting poetry to Yo-Yo Ma’s cello is the lockdown tonic we all need

Meryl Streep reciting poetry to Yo-Yo Ma’s cello is the lockdown tonic we all need

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BGT children’s choir moves audience to tears with musical plea to save the planet

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Left-handed classical musicians

Left-Handers Day 2019: celebrating the most successful left-handed classical musicians

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