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Adrien Brody and Nicholas Cage playing musical instruments in films

11 actors who learned to play a musical instrument for films (and one who definitely didn’t)

Courteney Cox delights the Internet by casually nailing the ‘Friends’ theme on piano

Courteney Cox delights the Internet by casually nailing the ‘Friends’ theme on piano

The time a hoard of gold coins were found in a Shropshire piano

The time a gold treasure hoard was mysteriously found inside an upright piano

Christopher Plummer was a classically trained pianist, and loved Rachmaninov

Christopher Plummer was a classical pianist, and played Rachmaninov between Sound of Music scenes

Anastasia Vasilyeva plays piano as police raid her Moscow flat

Surreal moment Navalny ally plays Beethoven as Russian police raid her home

Musician plays Chopin ‘Waterfall’ Etude while paddling in water

Smarty-pants musician plays Chopin’s ‘Waterfall’ Étude while paddling in water

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AI can judge your piano skills just by watching you play

AI can judge your piano skills just by watching you play

Newly discovered Mozart piano piece performed to mark composer’s 265th birthday

Unheard Mozart piano piece performed to mark composer’s 265th birthday

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Annie Lennox plays Beethoven ‘Moonlight’ Sonata on her living room

Pop legend Annie Lennox plays enchanting ‘Moonlight’ Sonata on her living room piano

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This piano is made entirely of ice lolly sticks

This piano is made entirely of ice lolly sticks, and it’s pretty cool

This old piano was being dumped, so this guy gave it one last play… using a backhoe digger.

An old piano was being dumped, so this guy gave it one last play… using a backhoe digger.

Princess Diana plays Rachmaninov

The time Princess Diana casually sat at a piano and played Rachmaninov

Watch Alicia Keys make ‘musical art’ with just a piano

Alicia Keys impressively paints a canvas just by playing the piano

Prince William and Prince Harry play the piano as toddlers

Prince William and Prince Harry playing the piano as toddlers is too much for our hearts to take

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Triumph for Russian giant Rachmaninov in the Ultimate Classic FM Hall of Fame

Triumph for Russian giant Rachmaninov in the Ultimate Classic FM Hall of Fame

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Cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen perform Debbie Wiseman’s ‘A Lustre to this Day’

Hear Debbie Wiseman’s cello and piano piece celebrating ‘better times ahead’

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Bespoke piano encourages social distancing

Designer creates giant floor manuscript to help people practise social distancing

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Dame Fanny Waterman, legendary pianist, teacher and competition founder, dies aged 100

Dame Fanny Waterman, legendary pianist, teacher and competition founder, dies aged 100