Instruments burned by the Taliban in this latest publicised fire include strings instruments and implication systems.

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Concertmaster of the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, Catherine Dallaire (left), performs on a violin bow made out of cancer survivor (right), Karine’s hair

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The cast of the English National’s production of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ (left) performing in the London Coliseum, a building which the opera company is now due to leave by 2029.

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The film’s main theme uses a violin to underscore the thoughts of the father of the atom bomb, Dr J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Operatic greats Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Angela Gheorghiu

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The conductor of the Puccini Festival’s opening night performance appeared on the podium blindfolded.

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Richard Strauss underscores the dramatic introduction of ‘Barbie’ in the opening scene of the blockbuster film

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Remembering Tony Bennett’s eternal ‘New York, New York’ duet with Andrea Bocelli in Central Park

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Malakai Bayoh on the ‘Harry Potter staircase’

Malakai Bayoh sings magical Puccini from within London’s famed ‘Harry Potter staircase’

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