We’re celebrating 30 years of Classic FM

30 years of Classic FM: we’re celebrating with birthday concerts, exclusive interviews and more!

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Milly Alcock plays a young Rhaenyra Targaryen in the HBO television series House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon brings back the original Game of Thrones theme music, but fans are divided

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I played the shark theme to Spielberg and he said, ‘you can’t be serious’ – John Williams on composing Jaws

‘I played the shark theme to Spielberg and he said, “you can’t be serious!”’ – John Williams on composing Jaws

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The Stefanos crater on the volcanic island of Nisyros, one of the most active but least known volcanoes in Greece.

When 15 musicians performed inside an active volcano, from dusk till dawn

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The Philadelphia Orchestra, and conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, performing at Carnegie Hall last year, mostly without masks

Beethoven symphony dropped from Edinburgh International Festival following Covid-19 mask disagreement

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Beethoven

A star dedicated to the late, great tenor, Luciano Pavarotti, has been unveiled on Hollywood Boulevard.

World-famous tenor Pavarotti posthumously honoured with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Luciano Pavarotti

The number of GCSE music entries are the lowest since JCQ records began in 2001

Music GCSE student numbers plummet to lowest this century

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John Williams at 90: A Classic FM Exclusive

Listen to Classic FM’s exclusive 90th-birthday interview with film music legend John Williams

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Williams

Plácido Domingo issues response, after phone recordings linked him to Argentina sect investigation

Plácido Domingo issues response, after phone recordings linked him to Argentina sect investigation

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Placido Domingo

Scientists record the tiny, monkeylike tarsiers, who sing virtuosic duets together

Scientists record the tiny, monkeylike tarsiers that sing virtuosic duets together

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Classical music can help calm your dogs faster, according to new research.

Dogs find classical music more calming than audiobooks, research reveals

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Global launches new daily podcast hosted by Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel

Global launches new daily podcast hosted by Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel

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Andrea Bocelli’s son, Matteo Bocelli, to make movie debut alongside actor Idris Elba

Andrea Bocelli’s son, Matteo Bocelli, to make movie debut alongside actor Idris Elba

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Danielle Salvato and Sebastian Spencer were caught on church CCTV walking into the unlocked church to play it’s piano (not pictured)

Couple on first date charged with burglary after breaking into church to play piano

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A-level music entries rise in 2022 for the first time in over a decade.

A-level music entries rise by 4 percent, in first uplift in over a decade

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Solange Knowles becomes the third woman in the New York City Ballet’s history to be commissioned to write a ballet score.

Solange Knowles is driving a ballet revolution as young fans flock to buy tickets

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Maura described her cat as a ‘legend’ in the caption of her now viral TikTok

Operatic cat steals owner’s limelight, meowing his own melody in viral TikTok

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