Dan Walker and Charlotte Hawkins to present Classic FM’s Pet Classics

Classic FM’s Pet Classics returns in 2024 to relax pets during the fireworks

Delirious dog sings unimaginably virtuosic vocal solo in a piano room

Delirious dog sings virtuosic vocal solo in a piano room

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Dog duets with Pavarotti

Operatic dog sings a perfect duet of ‘Nessun dorma’ with Luciano Pavarotti

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This keyboard kitten is a fan of classical music

10 calming pieces of classical music for your pet

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Cat piano prodigy surprises owner with tuneful solo.

Owner catches her cat playing the piano, with surprising virtuosity…

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The 15 best pieces of classical music for your dog.

These are the 15 best pieces of classical music for your dog

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Classical guitarist Alexandra Whittingham serenades Freddie, and RSPCA rescue dog ahead of Classic FM’s Pet Classics.

Distinguished dog dozes off to classical guitarist’s solo serenade

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Dogs frightened by fireworks can find classical music calming

Classical music really does help calm pets during fireworks. Here’s the proof…

Mischievous cat steals owner’s music stand during flute practice.

Mischievous cat repeatedly steals owner’s music stand during flute practice

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21 pawfect dog names for classical music lovers

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A hopeful dog performs for a judging panel, during auditions in the search for performers for a rare Mozart symphony.

Danish orchestra sets up panel to audition dogs for rare Mozart symphony

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Pet Classics playlist: classical music to keep animals calm during fireworks

Goat 'sings' in animal blessing service at Worcester Cathedral

Goat warbles an enthusiastic solo at Worcester Cathedral’s animal blessing service

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Classical music can help calm your dogs faster, according to new research.

Dogs find classical music more calming than audiobooks, research reveals

Maura described her cat as a ‘legend’ in the caption of her now viral TikTok

Operatic cat steals owner’s limelight, meowing his own melody in viral TikTok

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Howling singing dog

Owner’s secret footage catches dog playing and singing at a piano

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Chihuahua dances Swan Lake routine at Crufts

Surprisingly graceful chihuahua performs ‘Swan Lake’ ballet routine at Crufts dog show

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Steven Spielberg, Bill Clinton and Tina Fey all played in their school orchestras

11 famous figures you never knew could play a musical instrument

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Guest conductor, Tim Schultheis, truly came to sleigh at this orchestral concert...

Audience member conducts ‘Sleigh Ride’, stealing the show in joyful moment

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Peter Schickele Beethoven 5 parody

PDQ Bach delivered the ultimate classical music and sport parody in this Beethoven performance

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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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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

What is happening at the Kennedy Center and why are musicians cancelling US concerts?

What is happening at the Kennedy Center and why are musicians cancelling US concerts?

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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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Why the Severance theme music is so terrifyingly catchy

Why the Severance theme music is so terrifyingly catchy

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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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Pachelbel’s Canon in D is one of the most famous canons

What is a canon?

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