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Sir Anthony Hopkins is hosting Instagram Lives from his piano

Sir Anthony Hopkins (and his cat) are hosting a live piano concert on Instagram right now

A solo piano on the deserted shores of Iceland. We all need this beauty.

A solo piano on a deserted Iceland shore. We all need this beauty right now.

Paul Mescal, aka Connell, can play the piano and ‘Normal People’ fans are losing it

Paul Mescal, aka Connell, can play the piano and ‘Normal People’ fans are losing it

Pianist plays TikTok’s ‘Coffin Dance meme’ song in beautiful viral cover

A piano cover of TikTok’s ‘Coffin Dance’ meme song is sending the Internet into meltdown

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Virtuoso pianist corrects page-turner in one brutal gesture

Food delivery driver impresses locals with piano skills

Food delivery cyclist surprises locals with impromptu piano performance

Stelios Kerasidis has written an ‘isolation waltz’ inspired by the coronavirus.

Seven-year-old Greek pianist composes an ‘isolation waltz’ in response to coronavirus

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Ellis Marsalis Jr and Wynton Marsalis, backstage at The Blue Note in New York

Ellis Marsalis, jazz legend and father of Wynton, dies of suspected coronavirus, aged 85

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This guy took that viral celebrity ‘Imagine’ video – and made it a work of absolute art

This guy took that viral celebrity ‘Imagine’ video – and made it a work of absolute art

Videos

Someone harmonised a piano with a car horn and it sounded pretty good

Pianist harmonises with a car alarm, creates the perfect quarantine soundtrack

Self-isolating pianist performs the Titanic theme with his neighbour

Pianist plays ‘My Heart Will Go On’ from balcony, only for a saxophonist neighbour to join in

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Dame Fanny Waterman at the Finals of the Leeds International Piano Competition 2018

Dame Fanny Waterman: Celebrating the piano teacher and competition founder as she turns 100

Pianist finger meme

14 handy classical music memes about pianists’ fingers

Chopin Beethoven 5

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony reworked in the style of Chopin is absolutely exquisite

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Lewis Hamilton and Lang Lang

F1 champion Lewis Hamilton casually jammed with Lang Lang on piano

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Alicia Keys plays Beethoven in honour of Kobe Bryant

Alicia Keys plays Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata in heartfelt tribute to Kobe Bryant

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Pianist Yuja Wang issues emotional reply after critics shame her for wearing glasses on stage

Pianist Yuja Wang issues emotional reply after critics shame her for wearing glasses on stage

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BRITs winner Dave is a classically trained pianist

Brits rapper Dave is a classically trained pianist who loves movie soundtracks