Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestras have worn white tails for centuries. Now, the times – and the tails – are changing.

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Lang Lang duets with Andrea Bocelli

Lang Lang duets with Andrea Bocelli, as two classical legends meet in casual jam session

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Lang Lang

Lo-Fi Orchestra

Hacker builds electronic orchestra that plays Holst’s The Planets with supreme accuracy

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School Orchestra

The pandemic has led to a dramatic decline in children’s fine motor skills. Could music be the solution?

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Lucienne Renaudin Vary plays with the 12 Ensemble at Classic FM's Rising Stars with Julian Lloyd Webber, October 2021

Classic FM’s Rising Stars with Julian Lloyd Webber on Sky Arts – register to be in the TV audience today

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Isata Kanneh-Mason will co-host The Gramophone Awards 2021, with winners including Alina Ibragimova and Fatma Said

The Gramophone Awards 2021: all the winning classical artists and how to watch the ceremony live

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Events

Mstislav Rostropovich in Netflix’s Diana the Musical

Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich ‘appears’ in Netflix’s Diana the Musical and it’s raising many questions

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Mstislav Rostropovich

Roberto Blanco / Beethoven

German pop singer calls for Beethoven’s body to be exhumed for a racial DNA test

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Beethoven

Sir Simon Rattle urges UK government to give asylum to silenced Afghan musicians

Sir Simon Rattle among classical music figures urging government to give visas to silenced Afghan musicians

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Simon Rattle

Andrea Bocelli’s ‘Ich Liebe Dich’ father-daughter duet is too much for our hearts

Andrea Bocelli sings ‘Ich Liebe Dich’ with his 8-year-old daughter in heart-warming duet

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Andrea Bocelli

James Bond

Why musicians have all the skills to be the best spies

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What's the music in 'No Time to Die'?

No Time To Die soundtrack: what’s the music in the new Bond film and when is it released?

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Classic FM’s Alexander Armstrong sang 24 concerts in 24 hours for our charity Make Some Noise

Alexander Armstrong sets world record for singing 24 concerts in 24 hours in charity Music Marathon

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Charity

RCM Music Museum

The most spectacular musical instrument museums you can visit across the world

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Discover Music

Sir Keir Starmer / School aged musician

‘We want every child to get the chance to play a musical instrument’ – Sir Keir Starmer

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Ravel’s Boléro on the Seine

This orchestra floated on the Seine in Paris, playing Ravel’s Boléro

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Ravel

Beethoven's Tenth Symphony completed by AI

Beethoven’s unfinished Tenth Symphony completed by artificial intelligence

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Beethoven