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The stolen Gagliano violin (not pictured) was retrieved by police in a recent raid, 3 years after it first went missing

Stolen €250,000 Gagliano violin, sold by thief for just €200, recovered by police 3 years later

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Duke University’s offensive lineman, Chance Lytle, stunned his team mates with a rousing rendition of a beloved Italian song

American Football player stuns teammates by singing Andrea Bocelli anthem

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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the stunning Butterfly Nebula.

NASA releases the breathtakingly beautiful sound of the Butterfly Nebula

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Oasis could have sounded very different if Liam had kept up the classical instrument

Oasis singer Liam Gallagher stopped playing the violin over fears he’d be bullied at school

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JS Bach Happy Birthday

‘Happy Birthday’ – but it’s in the style of a Johann Sebastian Bach fugue

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A talented 12-year-old ballerina has died in a missile strike minutes after leaving her ballet lesson.

12-year-old ballet dancer killed in Donetsk missile strike, along with grandmother and teacher

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Britain’s Big Platinum Performance

The UK’s best amateur music groups – winners of Britain’s Big Platinum Performance announced

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A beginner musician learns how to play the piano through augmented reality

Music in the Metaverse - learn to play the piano in this new augmented reality app

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

This week’s radio highlights – including Album of the Week and Drive Discovery

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One Voice Mixed Chorus perform, “Singing Darkness to Light” in 2019

How choirs can welcome trans singers: ‘It’s about creating a place of belonging’

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Scam artists are posing as violinists in America, and pretending to play for money

Police across America issue warnings over busking scammers, pretending to play the violin

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South Africa’s national anthem: what are the lyrics and why are there two separate songs?

South Africa’s national anthem: what are the lyrics and why are there two separate songs?

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New Zealand singer Hayley Westenra sings ‘God Defend New Zealand’

New Zealand national anthem: what are the lyrics and who wrote ‘God Defend New Zealand’?

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RCM piano professor, Alexander Romanovsky, was recently filmed playing for Russian state-controlled media in Mariupol

Royal College of Music suspends professor who played piano amid Russian ‘war crime’ remains

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Parry’s ‘Jerusalem’ plays as English cyclist Laura Kenny receives her gold medal after winning the women’s 10km scratch race at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Why ‘Jerusalem’ is played for winning English athletes at the Commonwealth Games

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Singers from Cape Town Opera serenaded a plane full of passengers travelling to Johannesburg last month.

Cape Town Opera singers surprise airplane passengers with unexpected Verdi chorus

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The organ technician (not pictured here) was working on the maintenance of a 1961 instrument

Firefighters called to rescue maintenance man trapped in church organ

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Alfie Boe sings 'Nessun dorma' for Love Island's Ekin-Su and Davide

Tenor Alfie Boe sings ‘Nessun dorma’ for Love Island contestants with solo guitarist

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President Obama was treated to an impromptu concert outside his hotel in Denmark

Barack Obama treated to impromptu serenade by a balcony choir of Danish singers

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The Sixteen at the Tower of London

Classic FM joins The Sixteen for a special royal concert live from the Tower of London

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Queen coronation balcony

What music was played at Her Majesty The Queen’s coronation?

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Nicola Benedetti Grammy Award and violin

Nicola Benedetti: who is the star violinist, what are her best recordings and what violin does she play?

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John Williams: Compositions, movies, age and awards revealed

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