Alexander Armstrong, Charlotte Hawkins and Moira Stuart

Classic FM welcomes thousands of new classical music listeners in 2022, radio figures reveal

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Yukie Ota performs at the 2014 Carl Nielsen International Flute Competition

The mesmerising moment a butterfly landed on a flautist mid-performance

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A girl in a Welsh primary school learns the violin

Disadvantaged children in Wales to receive free access to musical instruments

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Eurovision Konstrakta and Allegri Miserere

Serbia’s viral Eurovision song featured Allegri’s Miserere, and you might have missed it...

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Kalush Orchestra represents Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

Eurovision winner, Kalush Orchestra, brings traditional Ukrainian woodwind into the 21st century

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El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Argentinian opera house that became the world’s most enchanting book shop

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Pianist Lionel Yu creates genius dubstep remix of Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata

Pianist creates genius dubstep remix of Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata, in front of live audience

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Destroyed statue of Native American ballerina, sold for $250, will be restored after community outcry

Native American ballerina statue, destroyed and sold by thieves for $250, to be restored

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Alexander Toradze had been performing with the Vancouver Symphony when he suffered heart failure

Concert pianist who suffered heart failure during a concerto performance, has died

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Loudest recorded sound in history: 1883 volcanic eruption on Krakatoa

The loudest recorded sound in history literally sent shockwaves around the world

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The world's largest pipe organ.

Hear the epic sound of a 33,112-pipe organ in Atlantic City – the world’s largest musical instrument

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Period Table from Tone Deaf Comics

This Periodic Table of composers makes music history really, really geeky

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Nadine Sierra

This operatic soprano finds stunning, unexpected acoustics to sing in

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Tom Felton starred as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series

Harry Potter’s Tom Felton was ‘desperate’ as a child to become a professional violinist

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Valentin Guerin plays Pyro-Trombone

Fearless trombonist invents epic flame-throwing musical instrument

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Actress Marlene Dietrich singing for a group of GI's in France

During World War II Steinway pianos were parachuted onto battlefields to provide relaxation

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Cobar Sound Chapel Official Opening

Australian water tank turned ‘sound chapel’ brings 24-hour classical music to the Outback

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