This multitasking musician is playing the violin while surfing colossal waves

The seafaring virtuoso who plays the violin while surfing colossal waves

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First-ever Grammy win for classical composer Ethel Smyth

Composer and political activist Dame Ethel Smyth is officially a Grammy winner

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Fleeing his home during the Warsaw Uprising, Różycki buried his treasured concerto in a suitcase at the bottom of his garden...

This Polish wartime composer’s music lay buried in a suitcase in his garden. Now, it lives again.

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Chopin and Rachmaninov piano mashup

Pianist melts together Chopin and Rachmaninov in virtuosic display of musicality

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Deepfake AI composers disco

Deepfake AI now lets classical composers ‘sing’ your favourite retro dance anthems

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Chiya Amos: from conducting orchestras to delivering food

Singapore ballet conductor swaps baton for bike in pandemic delivery job

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‘To live a full life, you need to fully experience music and art’ – clarinettist Anthony McGill

‘To live a full life, you need to fully experience music and art’ – clarinettist Anthony McGill

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Minister blames EU for ‘self-defeating’ rejection of visa-free tours and music sector injury

Minister blames EU for ‘self-defeating’ rejection of visa-free tours and music sector injury

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Who was Astor Piazzolla? The Argentine tango composer in today’s Google Doodle

Who was Astor Piazzolla? The Argentine tango composer in today’s Google Doodle

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‘For Black people to get an audition, we have to be that much better’ – Chi-chi Nwanoku on diversity and opportunity in classical music

‘Why do Black people have to be that much better to win an audition?’ – Chi-chi Nwanoku on classical music’s diversity

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When a grand piano string explodes...

When your Chopin is so virtuosic that a grand piano string explodes.

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The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick Sunday Zoom

Church priest accidentally turns into the ‘Blues Brothers’ in Zoom filter mishap

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Baritone sax and overtone flute improvise duet in giant cooling tower

Unearthly acoustics as saxophone and overtone flute improvise duet in giant cooling tower

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Breathtaking moment a Russian ballerina dances real ‘Swan Lake’ on ice

Breathtaking moment a Russian ballerina dances real ‘Swan Lake’ on ice

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Opera and jazz fans among ‘happiest’ of music genres, study finds

Opera and jazz fans among ‘happiest’ of music genres, study finds

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Join us for Great British Orchestras Week on Classic FM

Join us for Great British Orchestras Week on Classic FM

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Egypt’s orchestra for blind women is challenging stereotypes with incredible music-making

Egypt’s orchestra for blind women is challenging stereotypes with incredible music-making

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