Classic FM’s Uplifting Classics with Dr Alex George launches on Sunday 15 January

Dr Alex George presents new Classic FM series on classical music and positivity

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Jeff Beck at the Crossroads Guitar Festival

When late rock legend Jeff Beck turned Puccini’s ‘Nessun dorma’ into a roaring electric guitar solo

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Puccini

Cate Blanchett stars as the tyrannical maestro, Lydia Tár, in the new 2022 psychological drama film

Cate Blanchett wins Best Actress Golden Globe for her lead role in ‘Tár’ as fictional conductor

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11-year-old Jude Kofie was gifted a grand piano by a piano tuner who spotted his talent on local television.

11-year-old pianist stunned by stranger’s ‘miracle’ gift of grand piano and lessons

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Discover Music

David Bowie Life on Mars

David Bowie’s isolated vocals from ‘Life On Mars’ reveals the true power of his tenor range

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Discover Music

Matthew Wright and Tim Vincent-Smith at the Old Royal Pianodrome

Rubbish dump pianos are being upcycled as intimate amphitheatres, by this musical team

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Discover Music

Classic FM Hall of Fame 2023

Vote in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2023 for the chance to win an Amazon Echo and Apple Watch

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Classic FM Hall of Fame

LeBron James listens to Beethoven before a basketball game

LeBron James reveals he listens to Beethoven to ‘calm down’ before games

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Beethoven

(L to R) Errollyn Wallen, Unsuk Chin, Kaija Saariaho

Nine of the world’s top 20 most performed living composers are women, new report finds

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Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, in performance at Glyndebourne 2022

Glyndebourne cancels 2023 opera tour to England regions following cut in Arts Council funding

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Glyndebourne

France’s Cathy Féchoz and Fabrice Becker (circle) performing at the finals of the Ballet Ski demonstration at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Unearthed footage shows virtuosic ‘Ski Ballet’ performed at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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Andrew Marr to present new Sunday morning show on Classic FM

Andrew Marr joins Classic FM to host new Sunday morning programme

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Judi Dench 'plays' piano at pub in Scotland

Dame Judi Dench pianist? Legendary actor surprises pub crowd with impromptu ABBA duet

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Videos

John Suchet receives OBE in 2023 New Year Honours.

John Suchet awarded OBE in New Year Honours alongside leading music figures

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The legendary cellist played a small but important part in the first 5 minutes of the new Netflix mystery film

Yo-Yo Ma’s ‘Bach’ cameo in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery explained

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Yo-Yo Ma

From one flute legend to another: Sir James Galway plays a musical message to Lizzo

Lizzo weeps tears of joy as flautist hero James Galway plays her a Christmas carol

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Sir James Galway

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Aled Jones and Malakai Bayoh

“Once in a generation talent” – 12-year-old treble Malakai Bayoh sings ‘Walking in the Air’ with Aled Jones

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Aled Jones