Classical music is the most popular music to relax to in the garden, according to this study.

Two thirds of people listen to music to relax in the garden, study finds

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Singer and cellist Laufey: ‘I hope to be a gateway to classical music for new audiences’

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How does the accordion work, and what’s the history of the instrument?

How does the accordion work, and what’s the history of the instrument?

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Britten as a Boy

Composer Benjamin Britten to be honoured with a statue outside his childhood home

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John Williams wrote a special violin arrangement of his epic ‘Star Wars’ theme for Amandla Stenberg.

John Williams re-writes Star Wars as a stirring violin solo for ‘The Acolyte’ star Amandla Stenberg

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Elbow turn Manchester crowd into 23,500-strong choir in spine-tingling harmony

Elbow turn Manchester crowd into 23,500-strong choir in spine-tingling harmony

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Survey finds over 70% of Brits turn to classical music for life’s biggest moments

Survey finds over 70% of Brits turn to classical music for life’s biggest moments

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Violinist name Ava Bahari plays with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

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Jeneba Kanneh-Mason stuns with blistering take on Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No.2

Jeneba Kanneh-Mason stuns with blistering take on Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No.2

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A young Joshua Bell plays in a 1982 violin masterclass

Unearthed footage of 15-year-old Joshua Bell playing Tchaikovsky is terrifyingly good

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How Kris Bowers created ‘the Bridgerton sound’ – from hip-hop beats to Ravel inspiration

How Kris Bowers created ‘the Bridgerton sound’ – from hip-hop beats to Ravel inspiration

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Organ of the Cathedral of St Steven, Passau.

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Wigmore Hall and Classic FM offer £5 tickets to U35 audiences for select concerts

Classic FM partners with Wigmore Hall to offer £5 tickets to under-35 audiences

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10-year-old Sum wows Lang Lang on The Piano with Haydn sonata.

Lang Lang surprises 10-year-old superfan on The Piano after sparkling Haydn solo

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Bruno Tonioli overwhelmed with emotion by Denise and Stefan’s moving Sound of Music duet

Blind couple’s awe-inspiring ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain’ moves Britain’s Got Talent judge to tears

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Karl Jenkins pranked by orchestra in 80th birthday surprise at Classic FM Live at the Royal Albert Hall.

Orchestra expertly pranks Sir Karl Jenkins with surprise ‘Happy Birthday’ at Royal Albert Hall

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Apple apologises for new iPad advert after internet backlash, including brilliant Bach parody.

Apple apologises for piano-crushing advert – after brilliant Bach parody

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