Antonio Pappano's tips for young conductors

‘Don’t be satisfied with being a big fish in a small pond’: Antonio Pappano’s 5 tips for musicians

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Sir Antonio Pappano

cecilia bartoli long note

Cecilia Bartoli holds this one note for an astonishingly long time (complete with showy crescendos and diminuendos)

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Writer's block beethoven asset

The 7 ways to beat writer's block: composers on Reddit share their tips

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floppy disk star wars

Star Wars played on 64 floppy disk drives is surprisingly pleasing

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kid playing cheltenham street piano

Watch this kid perform an epic medley on a street piano

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Fantasy on David Cameron score

Now you can play David Cameron’s humming tune yourself

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Theresa May musical taste

What does Theresa May's taste in music say about her?

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What was David Cameron humming?

So what was David Cameron actually humming?

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Olafur Arnalds Island Songs

Broadchurch composer Ólafur Arnalds creates living, musical film

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EU Brexit music

'It's a great shame for students': Antonio Pappano and other classical music greats react to Brexit

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cremaine booker black lives matter tribute

This cellist reacted to recent US shootings in the most beautiful way possible

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alessio bax lullaby

Pianist tries to put his daughter to sleep, fails, cuteness ensues

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Alessio Bax

walking piano animations

This piano uses animated figures to show musical movement, and it’s very beautiful indeed

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violin drop

When your conductor gets a little too close to your priceless 17th century violin…

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coloratura masterclass Ezgi Kutlu

We asked a top opera singer to explain coloratura (aka fancy vocal fireworks) and how on earth you do it

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Videos

bach prelude visualisation

This visualisation of a Bach prelude lets you see just how clever the piece really is

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Bach

amadeus peter shaffer

This scene from Amadeus proves what an incredible, musical mind its writer was

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Mozart