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A smaller, but still immense, 5,000 strong choir in Japan sing Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’

Listen to this 10,000-strong Japanese megachoir sing Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’

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The traditional ‘piping in of the haggis’

The haggis gets its own entrance music on Burns Night – here’s what it sounds like

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9-year-old violinist Sora Lavorgna plays Richter's 'Summer 1' in finals of 'Prodiges'

9-year-old violin prodigy plays Max Richter’s thrilling take on Vivaldi ‘Summer’ in talent show finale

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Kelvin Harrison Jr. stars as Joseph Boulogne in 'Chevalier' (2023)

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Classic FM Live at the Royal Albert Hall in October 2022

Classic FM Live 2023 at the Royal Albert Hall: get your tickets to enjoy opera’s greatest hits!

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Martha Argerich Performs With The Youth Orchestra de Bahia in 2018

Pianist Martha Argerich cancels performances due to heart-related health condition

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John Williams makes history as oldest person to be nominated for an Academy Award

John Williams makes history as oldest person to be nominated for an Academy Award

Steven Spielberg confirms plans to make a documentary on film composer John Williams.

Steven Spielberg confirms a documentary on film music legend John Williams is coming

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Cellist HAUSER plays ‘Phantom of the Opera’ on Lloyd Webber musical’s 35th anniversary

Cellist HAUSER plays ‘Phantom of the Opera’ on Lloyd Webber musical’s 35th anniversary

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Xiaole the piano playing robot

Watch the piano-playing robot developed by leading AI lab that can also read human emotions

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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 Classic FM radio highlights – including Album of the Week and Drive Discovery

King Charles’ Coronation Concert will take place the day after his coronation

King Charles III’s coronation and concert: what music could feature over the Royal weekend?
RIOPY

Meet RIOPY: the unbreakable French pianist who escaped a childhood cult

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Isata Kanneh-Mason and Classic FM’s Tim Lihoreau play piano duet at St Pancras station

Isata Kanneh-Mason and Classic FM’s Tim Lihoreau play charming duet at St Pancras station piano
Violinist Boglarka Gyorgy plays with a washing machine

Violinist plays a surprisingly charming duet… with her bleeping washing machine

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Cate Blanchett stars as Lydia Tár

‘I didn’t base the character of Lydia Tár on anyone’ – Cate Blanchett in conversation with Classic FM
From Tár to Amadeus – the greatest films about classical music

15 most memorable films about classical music

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Ruan Crighton was a professional ballerina from England.

Family mourns British ballet dancer killed in Nepal’s deadliest plane crash in decades

Page turn fail

Pianist’s page-turn nightmare as Chopin score goes flying across stage

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Originally allocated nothing, the English National Opera is now due to receive over £11 million of Arts Council England funding

English National Opera to receive 91 percent of original Arts Council funding – but for only one year

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Tiny model train plays huge 2,840-note classical music medley with breathtaking accuracy

Tiny model train plays huge 2,840-note classical music medley with breathtaking accuracy

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Hurdy-gurdy player cranks out a dark medieval melody

Hurdy-gurdy player cranks out a dark medieval melody to give you goosebumps

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Jeff Beck at the Crossroads Guitar Festival

When late rock legend Jeff Beck turned Puccini’s ‘Nessun dorma’ into a roaring electric guitar solo

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David Bowie Life on Mars

David Bowie’s isolated vocals from ‘Life On Mars’ reveals the true power of his tenor range

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France’s Cathy Féchoz and Fabrice Becker (circle) performing at the finals of the Ballet Ski demonstration at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Unearthed footage shows virtuosic ‘Ski Ballet’ performed at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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Luciano and Fernando Pavarotti

When Luciano Pavarotti sang with his 88-year-old father in an emotional duet

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