The Downton Abbey theme is more comparable to Coldplay than Elgar, composer John Lunn says

The music of Downton Abbey is basically Coldplay, according to its composer

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Classic FM New Releases

New Releases: MILOŠ The Sound of Silence; Tchaikovsky Symphonies 4 & 5

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Classic FM Chart 8 September 2019

Classic FM Chart: John Williams' Across the Stars and Netflix's The Dark Crystal soundtrack make entries

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From Holst to sore head

Watch percussionist get taken out by flying beater during Holst performance

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Cello damaged after airline flight

Distraught cellist suffers £3,150 worth of damage to his instrument after airline flight

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Sugar Cello performs a cover of Slipknot’s ‘The Devil in I’

Masked cellist plays chilling cover of Slipknot’s ‘The Devil In I’

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Plácido Domingo releases statement in response to 11 women coming forward with sexual harassment allegations

Plácido Domingo releases statement as 11 women make new sexual harassment allegations

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The ‘space clarinet’

10-year-old girl invents ‘space clarinet’ – and the science is legitimately amazing

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The Wedding of Ellie Goulding & Caspar Jopling 2019

Ellie Goulding gets married, with music by The Royal Holloway Choir and composer Ola Gjeilo on her big day

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Sam Battle and his LEGO droid orchestra

Inventor builds LEGO droid orchestra – and it even plays John Williams’ Star Wars theme

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Pianist Kodi Lee performs in the AGT semi-final

Pianist Kodi Lee stuns in the AGT semi-final

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Pictured: Prince George and Princess Charlotte

Princess Charlotte starts first day of school – and it has a brilliant classical music programme

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Nicola Benedetti

Violinist Nicola Benedetti: “Music needs a more prominent place in the stringent education system”

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Videos

Tyler Butler-Figueroa Performs Ariana Grande’s ‘Break Free’

AGT violinist Tyler Butler-Figueroa blows judges away with Ariana Grande cover

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Sir Paul McCartney performs live on stage at the O2 Arena, 2018

Sir Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono and Sir Cliff Richard praise music charity for making a difference

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Pictured: Sarah and Simon Jacobs

Newly-wed couple distraught after ‘sentimental’ tuba stolen from car

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Sir Elton John features on new Royal Mail stamp collection

Royal Mail’s Elton John stamp collection is actual proof he’s a piano legend

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