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The best classical music playlists to suit your every mood

The best classical music playlists to suit your every mood

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Angela Rayner, Dominic Raab and a controversial Mozart opera

The Mozart Marriage of Figaro “mic drop” moment, as UK deputy leaders clash over opera and class

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Freddie De Tommaso is a leading tenor of his generation.

Who is Freddie De Tommaso? Everything you need to know about the young star tenor
Lizzo plays virtuosic flute solo for James Corden in Carpool Karaoke sketch.

Lizzo whips out a virtuosic 19th-century flute solo in Carpool Karaoke sketch with James Corden

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Doreen Carwithen is the step great-grandmother of Joe Alwyn, actor and long-term partner of Taylor Swift

The world’s first fully-professional female film composer – with a surprising connection to Taylor Swift

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Most relaxing pieces of classical music

10 most relaxing pieces of classical music

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The most relaxing classical violin music ever written

The most relaxing classical violin music ever written

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Zeb Soanes to host Smooth Classics at Seven on Classic FM

Broadcaster Zeb Soanes to host Smooth Classics at Seven, weekdays on Classic FM
Remembering George Walker (1922 – 2018)

Remembering George Walker, the first Black composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music

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A group trumpet lesson at a primary school

Schools should offer at least ‘one hour of music a week’ – new music education plan revealed

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10 pieces of classical music that will 100% change your life

10 pieces of classical music that will 100% change your life

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4 eras of classical music

The 4 eras of classical music: a quick guide

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The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

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Women composers gallery

21 of the greatest women composers in classical music

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Best pianists of all time

The 25 best pianists of all time

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Some of history's greatest composers were part of the LGBTQ+ community.

15 LGBTQ+ composers in classical music history that you probably already know

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This week’s on-air highlights – including Album of the Week and Drive Discovery

This week’s on-air highlights – including Album of theThis week’s on-air highlights – including Album of the Week and Drive Discovery

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Lang Lang performs in front of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland, California.

Lang Lang performs nostalgic piano rendition of Mary Poppins song against Disney Castle backdrop

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Composer John Williams

John Williams hints at retirement from film music, says new score might be his last

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Tenor jumps in helicopter to save The Wreckers at Glyndebourne

Tenor jumps in helicopter to save Glyndebourne opera with ‘minutes to spare’ amid train havoc

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Howling singing dog

Owner’s secret footage catches dog playing and singing at a piano

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Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ musical analysis

The genius harmonic sequence that gives Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ its emotional power

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Yunchan Lim performs Rachmaninov to win the final of the Van Cliburn competition under Marin Alsop.

Youngest ever Van Cliburn winner moved Marin Alsop to tears with this rapturous Rachmaninov

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Epic Kate Bush cover turns ‘Running Up That Hill’ into a virtuosic piano fantasia

Epic Kate Bush cover turns ‘Running Up That Hill’ into a virtuosic piano fantasia

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Odesa Opera House reopens

Ukraine’s powerful anthem fills Odesa Opera House, as it reopens for first time since Russian invasion

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San Antonio Symphony to close for good following months of negotiations

Texas city loses its symphony orchestra after board’s failed negotiations over musicians’ salary

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Is Austin Butler really singing and playing guitar in his role as rock 'n' roll legend, Elvis Presley?

Is Austin Butler really singing and playing guitar in ‘Elvis’ movie?

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Thomas Edison speaking through his perfected phonograph in the 1870s

The sound of a song in 1888 – listen to one of the earliest musical recordings known to exist

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South African schoolchildren play exhilarating Vivaldi

South African schoolchildren play Vivaldi in exhilarating marimba performance

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Pianist Lang Lang aged 12

Unearthed footage of 12-year-old Lang Lang shows the pianist’s incredible raw talent

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Von Trapp child actors serenade Dame Julie Andrews with ‘Do-Re-Mi’

Heartwarming moment Julie Andrews is serenaded with ‘Do-Re-Mi’ by Von Trapp child actors

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Unearthed footage reveals Steven Spielberg and John Williams composing music for E.T. together

Unearthed footage reveals Steven Spielberg and John Williams composing music for E.T. together

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