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Mozart and Elgar both loved their pets.

8 classical composers who absolutely adored their pets

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Delirious dog sings unimaginably virtuosic vocal solo in a piano room

Delirious dog sings virtuosic vocal solo in a piano room

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Dog duets with Pavarotti

Operatic dog sings a perfect duet of ‘Nessun dorma’ with Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti

This keyboard kitten is a fan of classical music

10 calming pieces of classical music for your pet

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Thurzó Zoltán during his record breaking attempt.

Romanian pianist hits piano key 500 times in 30 seconds, breaking world record

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Lucy Illingworth and her mother on stage at the King’s Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle in May 2023

Who is Lucy from The Piano? Meet the incredible blind and neurodivergent young pianist

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Mozart never completed his Requiem.

Five pieces of classical music inspired by true horror

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From ‘Psycho’ to ‘The Shining’: the most terrifying music ever written for the movies

The 13 scariest horror film soundtracks ever written

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Cat piano prodigy surprises owner with tuneful solo.

Owner catches her cat playing the piano, with surprising virtuosity…

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The spookiest pieces of classical music for Halloween.

The 20 scariest pieces of classical music for Halloween

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The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

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Best symphonies: Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonin Dvorak and Florence Price

The 15 greatest symphonies of all time

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4 eras of classical music

The 4 eras of classical music: a quick guide

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A young Marin Alsop, Sir Simon Rattle, and Seiji Ozawa conduct their respective orchestras.

The 25 greatest conductors of all time

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Hildegard von Bingen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Edward Elgar among the greatest composers in classical music history.

The 30 greatest classical music composers of all time

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Haydn

This piece by Haydn sounds exactly the same played backwards as it does forwards

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Chopin

A new piece by Chopin has been discovered after almost 200 years

Chopin

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Conductor reacts to himself conducting Grieg’s ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’!

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Paganini/The Devil

Niccolò Paganini was such a gifted violinist, people thought he sold his soul to the devil

Paganini

Angelina Jolie plays the title role in this thrilling biopic.

Maria Callas biopic: all the information as official trailer released

Maria Callas

Jacob Mühlrad with the cello playing robot

Watch as a robot performs the cello with a symphony orchestra in a world first

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22-year-old Brad Kella wins The Piano 2024

22-year-old pianist, who taught himself to play whilst in foster care, wins Channel 4 show

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When 17-year-old Josh Groban stepped in for Andrea Bocelli to sing ‘The Prayer’ with Celine Dion

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Margarita Balanas playing bach in a hot air balloon.

Cellist plays Bach solo in hot air balloon over breathtaking Kenyan landscape

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Árstíðir sing in Wuppertal train station

An 800-year-old Icelandic hymn sung in a train station is utterly haunting

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Cissy and Whitney Houston singing

Remembering Cissy Houston’s unbelievable vocal talent, in soul duet with daughter Whitney

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Britney Spears ‘Toxic’ without autotune

Leaked audio shows Britney Spears’ hugely impressive raw vocals in ‘Toxic’

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