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Andrea Bocelli duets with his son Matteo at the 96th Academy Awards.

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Oppenheimer composer Ludwig Göransson accepts Oscar for Best Original Score at 96th Academy Awards.

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British novelist Jane Austen with modern orchestra

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Musicians play while stuck in motorway traffic

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Pianist Angela Hewitt is joined in a Brahms duet by dog, Sani.

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Anna Lapwood and Malakai Bayoh among ‘Best Classical’ nominees in The Global Awards

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Dame Kiri Te Kanawa on working with Leonard Bernstein

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Jonathan Ross looks at the last 10 years of Academy Award-winning best original scores ahead of the 2024 Oscars.

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Italy’s under-20s rugby team celebrates Six Nations win with dressing room ‘Nessun dorma’.

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Kazuki Yamada with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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