Nikolay Zvyagintsev was the orchestral pianist for the Donetsk Philharmonic

Musicians of Ukrainian orchestra mourn their pianist, killed in the battle for Mariupol

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A purple martin; these birds stay in Nashville for two months during the summer, before migrating south

US concert hall to chop down trees to combat threat from thousands of purple birds

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The 12th International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition has excluded Russian competitors

Sibelius violin competition bans Russian participants ‘in order to protect other competitors’

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Classic FM Live with Viking at the Royal Albert Hall

Classic FM Live 2022 at the Royal Albert Hall: a royal celebration in pictures

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Events

English National Opera's production of Poul Ruders’ “The Handmaid's Tale” directed by Annilese Miskimmon and conducted by Joana Carneiro at The London Coliseum

Exploring Gilead is ‘more important than ever’: The Handmaid’s Tale comes to the English National Opera

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ENO

Shchedryk Children’s Choir

Heart-wrenching tones of Kyiv children’s choir, silenced by Russian invasion, finally shared with the world

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Could Beethoven be the key to more efficient driving?

Classical music could be the key to making electric car batteries go further

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Beethoven

Jacob Collier turns his audience into a choir

Incredible moment Jacob Collier turns his entire concert audience into a choir

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Videos

Musicians rush to take shelter after an air raid siren interrupts their concert

Ukrainian orchestra rushes inside as air raid siren disperses open-air concert in Lviv

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Videos

Video Games in Concert with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Classic FM joins with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for video game music concert at Royal Albert Hall

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky stayed in Trostyanets in his 20s; the city is now destroyed

Tchaikovsky’s house destroyed by Russian army in north-east Ukraine

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Tchaikovsky

Boris Brott was “a renowned leader in the world of classical music in North America and beyond.”

Renowned North American conductor Boris Brott killed in hit and run

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Engineer fills grand piano with water

Engineer fills his piano with water and climbs inside it like a swimming pool

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Classical composers in one epic mashup

A musical genius has combined famous classical composers in one mash-up

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Videos

John Williams, Nicola Benedetti and Isata Kanneh-Mason nominated in Global Awards

John Williams and Nicola Benedetti among classical artists nominated in the Global Awards 2022

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Global Awards

Learning piano could help healthy elderly adults delay the onset of dementia.

Scientists find taking up piano lessons at older age could delay dementia onset

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‘Our musicians wear body armour instead of tuxedos’ – Ukraine’s President Zelensky’s powerful Grammys speech

Ukraine’s President tells Grammy Awards: ‘Our musicians wear body armour instead of tuxedos’

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