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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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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Parry

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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Verdi

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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Netflix ‘The Perfection’ film poster

Cellists are ripping into this Netflix poster that very much *isn’t* ‘Perfection’

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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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Alfie Boe

Inside St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast

Belfast Cathedral disbands professional choir and director due to ‘financial circumstances’

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Exclusive
CAYO message in action on the back of cellist Omar Macias, May 2022 Residency

‘With music, political barriers are removed’ – Cuban American Youth Orchestra talks musical diplomacy

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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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Videos

Andrea Bocelli steps in as last-minute understudy for his stranded son

Andrea Bocelli steps in as last-minute understudy for his stranded son

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Andrea Bocelli

Google Doodle celebrates Trinidad & Tobago instrument, the steelpan

Why is the steelpan being celebrated in today’s Google Doodle – and what’s the instrument’s history?

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Google Doodles

Seven students age 16-18 have been left without their musical instruments for 25 days

‘How is this okay?’ – outrage as seven music students’ brass instruments lost by Lufthansa

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Malaika Mihambo is a world champion long jumper, and plays classical piano to unwind.

World Athletics long jump champion is also a classical pianist with a passion for Chopin and Schubert

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Classic FM Live returns to the Royal Albert Hall in October 2022

Classic FM Live at the Royal Albert Hall: how to listen to our special our movie music concert

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Events

Metrolinx’s new train posters have caused havoc among musicians online.

A train company poster features dubious music notation – and musicians are not on board

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Stefan Soltesz was conducting at the Bavarian State Opera when he fell from his podium during the first act

73-year-old conductor collapses and dies mid-performance at leading German opera house

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