Harrison Birtwistle, ‘giant’ of contemporary classical music, dies aged 87

Harrison Birtwistle, ‘giant’ of contemporary classical music, dies aged 87

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‘The Lark Ascending’ tops the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2022 in Vaughan Williams’ 150th birthday year

‘The Lark Ascending’ tops the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2022 in Vaughan Williams’ 150th birthday year

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Classic FM Hall of Fame

Russian pianist, Alexei Lubimov, defied Moscow authorities by continuing to play

Pianist continues to play Schubert ‘Impromptu’, as Russian police break up concert of Ukrainian music

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Film composer John Williams crowned Best Classical Artist at The Global Awards 2022

Legendary composer John Williams crowned Best Classical Artist at The Global Awards 2022

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Global Awards

Nikolay Zvyagintsev was the orchestral pianist for the Donetsk Philharmonic

Musicians of Ukrainian orchestra mourn their pianist, killed in the battle for Mariupol

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A purple martin; these birds stay in Nashville for two months during the summer, before migrating south

US concert hall to chop down trees to combat threat from thousands of purple birds

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The 12th International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition has excluded Russian competitors

Sibelius violin competition bans Russian participants ‘in order to protect other competitors’

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Classic FM Live with Viking at the Royal Albert Hall

Classic FM Live 2022 at the Royal Albert Hall: a royal celebration in pictures

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Events

English National Opera's production of Poul Ruders’ “The Handmaid's Tale” directed by Annilese Miskimmon and conducted by Joana Carneiro at The London Coliseum

Exploring Gilead is ‘more important than ever’: The Handmaid’s Tale comes to the English National Opera

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Shchedryk Children’s Choir

Heart-wrenching tones of Kyiv children’s choir, silenced by Russian invasion, finally shared with the world

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Could Beethoven be the key to more efficient driving?

Classical music could be the key to making electric car batteries go further

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Beethoven

Jacob Collier turns his audience into a choir

Incredible moment Jacob Collier turns his entire concert audience into a choir

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Videos

Musicians rush to take shelter after an air raid siren interrupts their concert

Ukrainian orchestra rushes inside as air raid siren disperses open-air concert in Lviv

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Videos

Video Games in Concert with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Classic FM joins with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for video game music concert at Royal Albert Hall

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky stayed in Trostyanets in his 20s; the city is now destroyed

Tchaikovsky’s house destroyed by Russian army in north-east Ukraine

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Tchaikovsky

Boris Brott was “a renowned leader in the world of classical music in North America and beyond.”

Renowned North American conductor Boris Brott killed in hit and run

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Engineer fills grand piano with water

Engineer fills his piano with water and climbs inside it like a swimming pool

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