French Army Choir and children sing Beethoven in Omaha Beach D-Day ceremony

Armed forces and children sing Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ in stirring D-Day commemoration

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Malakai Boyoh sings ‘Abide with Me’

Treble Malakai Bayoh sings moving ‘Abide with Me’ on 80th anniversary of D-Day landings

Dmytro Udovychenko in his winning performance

25-year-old Ukrainian wins prestigious competition with thrilling Shostakovich violin concerto

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Cat wanders on stage during Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony at Istanbul Music Festival

Curious cat wanders on stage during Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony in Istanbul

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9-year-old violinist Patrick is surprised by his favourite radio presenter, as Zeb Soanes turns up unannounced at his orchestra rehearsal.

Young musician surprised mid-orchestra rehearsal by his favourite radio presenter

Pavel Šporcl violin concert

Exuberant conductor knocks rare violin out of soloist’s hand in concerto nightmare

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Operatic tenor Innocent Masuku’s blistering performance of Hans Zimmer’s ‘Now We Are Free’ from Gladiator won him a place in the Britain’s Got Talent final.

Innocent Masuku sings hair-raising Hans Zimmer anthem to win place in Britain’s Got Talent final

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Laufey on Classic FM

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

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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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

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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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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Michelle Obama and Jon Batiste play a duet at the piano.

Michelle Obama reveals piano skills in playful ‘Charlie Brown’ duet with Jon Batiste

Beethoven reincarnated by visual artist using composer’s life mask for first time

Ultra-realistic image of Beethoven created by visual artist using composer’s own life mask

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

Monumental sound as 10,000-strong Japanese megachoir sings Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’

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