Martin Luther King Jr's wife, Coretta Scott King, was a celebrated soprano and violinist

Meet Coretta Scott King, a soprano and violinist who used music in her civil rights campaigning

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The time a hoard of gold coins were found in a Shropshire piano

The time a gold treasure hoard was mysteriously found inside an upright piano

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Tahir Ansari ‘plays’ Mozart

Mozart’s Rondo alla Turca, but played on cheeks with terrifying accuracy

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Chick Corea Mozart

Remembering Chick Corea with this Mozart-Gershwin improvisation that proves his transcendent genius

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Guitarist Craig Ogden is performing an online concert exclusively for Classic FM this Valentine’s Day.

Watch guitarist Craig Ogden’s exclusive Valentine’s Day performance

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Toto Africa harp version

‘Africa’ by Toto but it’s arranged for solo harp

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Wind band play hilarious slapstick ‘pipe dream’ duet with leaky plumbing

Wind band plays hilarious slapstick pipe duet with leaky plumbing

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Russian mother taken to court as 9-year-old boy’s violin playing ‘breaks local noise laws’

Russian mother taken to court as 9-year-old boy’s violin playing ‘breaks local noise laws’

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Pink Panther practise

Her saxophonist neighbour wouldn’t stop playing ‘Pink Panther’, so she chronicled her nightmare

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MP Caroline Dinenage says cross-profession visa-free touring ‘not consistent with taking back control’

Post-Brexit visas for musicians not consistent with ‘taking back control’, MP insists

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Following an open letter and petition from its dancers, Paris Ballet is making representative and inclusive changes.

Paris Opera bans ‘blackface’ after staff pressure to end racism

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A cappella choir vocalises iPhone sound effects

A cappella choir imitates iPhone sound effects with terrifying virtuosity

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Christopher Plummer was a classically trained pianist, and loved Rachmaninov

Christopher Plummer was a classical pianist, and played Rachmaninov between Sound of Music scenes

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Classical musicians warn of titanic costs to tour the EU post-Brexit

‘Brexit deal will destroy our industry’ – desperate musicians plead government on EU visas

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Flautists should sit three metres away from other orchestra players, COVID study says

Flautists should sit three metres away from other orchestra players, COVID study says

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Sydney Opera House audience member ‘whacked’ Nicole Kidman with his program in standing ovation dispute

Nicole Kidman’s husband claims ‘violence at the opera’ as details of etiquette attack revealed

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Ruzica West owed £15,000 by former violin professor after taking him to court

Renowned violinist ordered by court to pay ex-pupil in £80k Landolfi violin dispute

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