Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African American child who was murdered in 1955

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Russian conductor Vladimir Jurowski

Russian maestro Vladimir Jurowski joins classical stars in high-profile ‘Stop the War’ open letter

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Dance for Ukraine charity gala at the London Coliseum

‘Dance for Ukraine’ – world's finest Ballet Principals come together in show of solidarity

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Royal Ballet

Concert for Ukraine to be broadcast on ITV on 29 March

Concert for Ukraine: get your tickets to the star-studded show, raising funds for humanitarian appeal

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Lord David Frost admits UK Brexit deal failed touring musicians

Brexit trade deal failed touring musicians, admits former chief negotiator

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Sasha Grynyuk and Roman Kosyakov play Mozart

A Ukrainian and Russian pianist play a Mozart duet: ‘with music, you become connected’

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Mozart

Classic FM broadcast ‘A Concert for Ukraine’ from New York’s Met Opera

Classic FM broadcasts ‘A Concert for Ukraine’ from New York’s Met Opera

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New York Metropolitan Opera

Symphony orchestra and choir of the Odesa Opera House

Ukraine orchestra and chorus perform ‘Va, Pensiero’ outside opera house in powerful cry for peace

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Verdi

Ukrainian violinist Illia Bondarenko is joined by violinists from 29 countries

94 violinists play alongside young Ukrainian soloist stuck inside a bomb shelter

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LSO

Chihuahua dances Swan Lake routine at Crufts

Surprisingly graceful chihuahua performs ‘Swan Lake’ ballet routine at Crufts dog show

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Irina plays piano in her destroyed hometown of Bila Tserkva

Ukrainian pianist plays a final Chopin melody before fleeing ruined home near Kyiv

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Chopin

Classic FM Live with Viking at the Royal Albert Hall

Classic FM Live with Viking 2022: a celebration of music for royalty at the Royal Albert Hall

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Events

Two international piano competitions have rescinded their invitations to Russian competitors

Controversy as young Russian pianists banned from international music competitions

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Odesa’s opera house behind barricades of sandbags

Brave musicians of Odesa Opera House sing while packing sandbags on Ukraine’s frontline

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The all-Tchaikovsky programme was pulled from an upcoming concert

Cardiff Philharmonic pulls Tchaikovsky from concert programme over Ukraine conflict

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Tchaikovsky

Violinist plays in a Ukraine bunker

Ukrainian violinist plays to her bomb shelter in moving and powerful footage

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Steven Spielberg hits out at pre-recording the Best Score Oscar

‘Without music, Jaws would wear dentures’ – Steven Spielberg hits out at pre-recording the Best Score Oscar

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Oscars