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Conductor Valery Gergiev leads the London Symphony Orchestra during the BMW Classics, performed in Trafalgar Square, London, 2016.

20 incredible classical music concerts across the UK this summer

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King Charles presents opera star Jonas Kaufmann with an honorary Doctor of Music award at the Royal College of Music

All King Charles III’s musical patronages – a full list

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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s 100 Years of Movie Magic

What’s the difference between a symphony and a philharmonic orchestra?

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Classic FM Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Classic FM Live: get your tickets for a Hall of Fame spectacular at the Royal Albert Hall this autumn

Events

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Christmas.

10 best Christmas concerts from Classic FM’s partner orchestras

Christmas

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Hayato Sumino plays Bolero on two pianos.

Viral virtuoso Hayato Sumino plays Boléro on two pianos

Cellist serenades chickens with ‘L’heure exquise’ at 18th-century English farmhouse

Cellist serenades chickens with a French love song at 18th-century English farmhouse

Videos

Denzel Washington speaks to Dan Walker about his role as Macrinus in Gladiator II, plus his favourite classical music.

Gladiator II star Denzel Washington on classical music: ‘Bocelli’s my boy!’

Gladiator 2 soundtrack: who composed it and which themes feature?

Everything you need to know about the soundtrack to Gladiator II

Gregson-Williams

Yuja Wang plays a piano with three pedals – but what are they for?

Why does a piano have three pedals, and what do they do?

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Einaudi surprised the crowd at St Pancras.

Einaudi surprises commuters with train station piano performance

Einaudi

From Elgar to Ivor Gurney – explore reflective pieces of classical music for Remembrance Day

15 reflective pieces of classical music for Remembrance Day

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Here’s why Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is an unassailably epic work of genius

Here’s why Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is an unassailably epic work of genius

Rachmaninov

Chopin

A new piece by Chopin has been discovered after almost 200 years

Chopin

The best musicals on film.

12 best movie adaptions of musicals, ranked

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