Shakespeare sonnets classic fm presenters

Celebrating Shakespeare: Classic FM presenters read some of his best-loved poems

how to be classical musician video

This video about being a classical musician will make you shout ‘THIS IS ME’

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alexey romanov pianist

Inspirational: this Russian teenager born without fingers has become a successful pianist

Francois Hollande

Watch the French president keep a straight face while a military band massacres his national anthem

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jonas kaufmann waiting on stage

What do you do when your leading lady misses her cue?

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bolero no melody

Ravel’s Bolero with no melody is the most boring thing you've ever heard

Ravel

subcontrabass flute

Could someone buy us a subcontrabass flute, please?

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National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

The NYO took over London’s Southbank Centre with an epic Stravinsky flashmob

NYO

Ayoub Sisters at Classic FM Live

The Ayoub Sisters performed Die Fledermaus backstage at Classic FM Live

Steven Isserlis RSNO Classic FM Live

Steven Isserlis: ‘I listen to The Beatles before every concert’

Steven Isserlis

string duo metallica guitar solos

This string duo absolutely nailed the guitar solos in Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’

bach violinist brain

This is what happens to a musician’s brain when they play Bach

Bach

hallelujah chorus autotune

Just what it needed: someone has autotuned the Hallelujah chorus

Handel

inside horn players mouth

This is what happens inside a brass player’s mouth when they’re playing

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et in the style of vangelis

Some genius has re-recorded the ET music in the style of Vangelis, and it is cosmically brilliant

Williams

chinese circus swan lake

This is basically the most ridiculously dangerous ballet pas de deux of all time

Tchaikovsky

musical tesla coil

Here are some musical Tesla coils playing ‘In The Hall Of The Mountain King’

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