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Classic FM’s Rising Stars with Julian Lloyd Webber

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Soloist forced to travel with ‘naked’ 1782 violin as airline refuses her boarding with case

Soloist forced to travel with ‘naked’ 1782 violin as airline refuses her boarding with case

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Study finds monkeys can tap to beat of human music after metronome training

Monkeys can tap to beat of human music after metronome training, study finds

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Greggs customers spend more when classical music is playing

Greggs customers spend more when classical music is playing

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Rotherham opera

More than 2,000 children come together to stage Rotherham’s first ever opera

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St Martin’s Voices launched the sound of Christmas on Classic FM Breakfast with Dan Walker

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111 pianos played simultaneously at ‘epic’ fundraiser

135 pianists play over a hundred pianos simultaneously at huge fundraiser

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2025 Christmas highlights on Classic FM

Christmas on Classic FM: explore our 2025 radio schedule highlights

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Christmas

Bass clarinettist plays in ‘cathedral-like’ acoustic of cooling towers

Bass clarinettist plays in ‘cathedral-like’ acoustic of cooling towers

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Protestors storm Carmen stage, bringing Met Opera production to a halt

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Vote for your favourite Christmas carol in The Nation’s Favourite Carol 2025

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Pope makes unexpected appearance at priest DJ’s cathedral rave

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Swedish musician Mattias Krantz teaches piano to an octopus

Swedish musician teaches a highly intelligent octopus to play piano

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Star cello soloist proposes to his girlfriend on stage at orchestral concert

Star cello soloist proposes to his girlfriend on stage at orchestral concert

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French cellist Gautier Capuçon plays while suspended from a zipline in the French Alps.

Gautier Capuçon plays cello while suspended on a zipline in the French Alps

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Yumeka Nakagawa moved to tears playing the ‘Raindrop’ Prelude at 19th Chopin Competition

Chopin piano competition contestant visibly moved to tears while playing the ‘Raindrop’ prelude

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John Williams facts

John Williams facts: Movie scores, family, age and awards

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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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