Oliver Zeffman conducts Ella Taylor and the CBSO in ‘The White Lotus’ main theme

Soprano soloist performs thrilling ‘White Lotus’ theme with warbling vocals and full symphony orchestra

CBSO

Olympic swimmer Elizabeth Beisel blew an audience of 25,000 out of the water with a rousing violin rendition of the US national anthem on Saturday, 22 June 2024.

Olympic swimmer plays US national anthem on violin, thrilling 25,000-strong audience

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Rachel Willis-Sørensen sing in balloon

Star soprano sings spectacular surprise concert 1,300 metres up in a hot air balloon

Real-life Maria von Trapp teaches Julie Andrews how to yodel

The time real-life Maria Von Trapp taught Sound of Music’s Julie Andrews how to yodel

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Berlin Philharmonic’s ‘Tom and Jerry’ symphony

Berlin Philharmonic’s magical ‘Tom and Jerry’ includes a percussionist barking like a dog

Berlin Phil

French Army Choir and children sing Beethoven in Omaha Beach D-Day ceremony

Armed forces and children sing Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ in stirring D-Day commemoration

Beethoven

Malakai Boyoh sings ‘Abide with Me’

Treble Malakai Bayoh sings moving ‘Abide with Me’ on 80th anniversary of D-Day landings

Dmytro Udovychenko in his winning performance

25-year-old Ukrainian wins prestigious competition with thrilling Shostakovich violin concerto

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Cat wanders on stage during Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony at Istanbul Music Festival

Curious cat wanders on stage during Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony in Istanbul

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9-year-old violinist Patrick is surprised by his favourite radio presenter, as Zeb Soanes turns up unannounced at his orchestra rehearsal.

Young musician surprised mid-orchestra rehearsal by his favourite radio presenter

Pavel Šporcl violin concert

Exuberant conductor knocks rare violin out of soloist’s hand in concerto nightmare

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Operatic tenor Innocent Masuku’s blistering performance of Hans Zimmer’s ‘Now We Are Free’ from Gladiator won him a place in the Britain’s Got Talent final.

Innocent Masuku sings hair-raising Hans Zimmer anthem to win place in Britain’s Got Talent final

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Laufey on Classic FM

Singer and cellist Laufey: ‘I hope to be a gateway to classical music for new audiences’

Elbow turn Manchester crowd into 23,500-strong choir in spine-tingling harmony

Elbow turn Manchester crowd into 23,500-strong choir in spine-tingling harmony

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Jeneba Kanneh-Mason stuns with blistering take on Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No.2

Jeneba Kanneh-Mason stuns with blistering take on Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No.2

A young Joshua Bell plays in a 1982 violin masterclass

Unearthed footage of 15-year-old Joshua Bell playing Tchaikovsky is terrifyingly good

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10-year-old Sum wows Lang Lang on The Piano with Haydn sonata.

Lang Lang surprises 10-year-old superfan on The Piano after sparkling Haydn solo

Lang Lang