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Anna Lapwood conducts the Leeds Lieder festival

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93% of children are excluded from arts education due to a lack of funding in state schools, a new report says.

93% of schoolchildren excluded from arts due to lack of funding, new report says

Jennifer Coolidge, Aubrey Plaza, Sydney Sweeney and Brittany O’Grady star in HBO’s hit series, The White Lotus.

White Lotus soundtrack: who wrote it and why is the theme so unsettling?

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Anna Lapwood joins Classic FM to host new mini-series

Acclaimed organist and TikTok star Anna Lapwood joins Classic FM to host new mini-series

Juventino Rosas and Johann Strauss

This waltz falsely attributed to Strauss is actually by indigenous Mexican composer Juventino Rosas
Four violins hanging in a shop

California violin thief who stole $300k of violins and bows sentenced to four years in prison

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Felix Mendelssohn was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period.

10 of Felix Mendelssohn’s greatest works

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10 beautiful pieces of classical music for Mother’s Day

10 beautiful pieces of classical music for Mother’s Day

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Why do pianos have 88 keys?

Why does a piano have 88 keys?

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Ed Sheeran performs at old school after making £250m music education plea to Keir Starmer

Ed Sheeran performs at old school after making £250m music education plea to Keir Starmer

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The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

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Best symphonies: Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonin Dvorak and Florence Price

The 15 greatest symphonies of all time

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4 eras of classical music

The 4 eras of classical music: a quick guide

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A young Marin Alsop, Sir Simon Rattle, and Seiji Ozawa conduct their respective orchestras.

The 25 greatest conductors of all time

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Hildegard von Bingen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Edward Elgar among the greatest composers in classical music history.

The 30 greatest classical music composers of all time

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Wigmore Hall partners with Classic FM to offer £5 tickets for under 35s

Classic FM’s £5 tickets for under-35 audiences at Wigmore Hall – explore upcoming dates

Young penguin steals the show with Puccini in Happy Feet Two

When a tiny penguin sang Puccini’s impassioned ‘E lucevan le stelle’ in Happy Feet Two

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Hans Zimmer is interviewed by Jonathan Ross in a Classic FM at the Movies special.

Hans Zimmer says the Lion King score was a requiem for his late father

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Former Les Mis star performs surprise ‘On My Own’ in Covent Garden busking spot

Former Les Mis star performs surprise ‘On My Own’ in Covent Garden busking spot

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US marine band forced to cancel concert with students of colour after Trump Kennedy Center takeover

US marine band forced to cancel concert with students of colour after Trump Kennedy Center takeover
What are microtones in music?

What are microtones in music?

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Irish NASA astronaut plays 100-year-old Irish flute while floating in outer space

NASA astronaut plays 100-year-old Irish flute while floating in outer space

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Kennedy Center audience boos JD Vance before Shostakovich violin concerto

Audience boos JD Vance at classical concert following Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center takeover

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Ewan McGregor played the French horn on national TV aged 16

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Hear Amanda Seyfried play enchanting Joni Mitchell song on the dulcimer, a 19th-century instrument

Hear Amanda Seyfried play enchanting Joni Mitchell song on the dulcimer, a 19th-century instrument

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Figure skater Isabella Aparicio performs poignant routine to her father Luciano’s ‘Pachelbel’s Canon’ recording

16-year-old figure skater performs to late father’s ‘Pachelbel’s Canon’ in heart-breaking tribute

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Lang Lang surprises audiences at Ed Sheeran’s China tour with ‘Perfect’ piano duet

Lang Lang surprises audiences at Ed Sheeran’s China tour with ‘Perfect’ piano duet

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