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This image obtained from AP video shows a tag with the text ''K.L. Dachau'' seen through the f-holes of a Dachau-built instrument dubbed the ''violin of hope'' in Magyarpolány, Hungary, Tuesday April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Nikolett Csanyi)

Secret note found hidden in Jewish prisoner’s violin at Dachau concentration camp

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Ludovico Einaudi studied with modernist composer Luciano Berio

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Anthony Gabriele conducts Classic FM Live at the Movies with Viking

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What music will be played at the funeral of Pope Francis?

What music will be played at the funeral of Pope Francis?

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Jonathan Ross joins Classic FM as brand new host of Saturday Night at the Movies

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Key differences between a classical and an acoustic guitar - pictured: Ed Sheeran and Miloš Karadaglić

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Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, 1891, oil on canvas, 45.7 × 58.4 cm, National Museum, Warsaw Lawrence Alma-Tadema

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Sir Karl Jenkins and Sergei Rachmaninov take the top two spots in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2025

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Pope Francis has died aged 88.

Pope Francis has died aged 88, Vatican confirms

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