Joyce DiDonato

‘A year ago – wow – did the world look different’ – Joyce DiDonato on why only the arts can mend society

Joyce DiDonato

Pianist plays 8 Christmas songs in 6 styles

Pianist plays 8 Christmas songs in 6 styles in ONE MINUTE - and nails it

Christmas

Orchestral flashmob Ode to Joy

A little girl gives coins to a street musician, and gets the best surprise in return

Beethoven

Gustavo Dudamel

Watch a special concert conducted by Gustavo Dudamel

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This Shostakovich-inspired piece for solo snare drum will light your face on fire

Beanzo happy birthday piano

‘Happy birthday’, but it’s played by 13 tiny men on a piano

baby Brooklyn Duo

‘Perfect’ by Ed Sheeran, played to a newborn baby on cello and piano

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Fur Elise on two pianos

Rock pianist plays Für Elise on two pianos at once – and it actually works

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Bacewicz Complete String Quartets

This female composer gave secret underground concerts during WWII

Women in Music

O Sole Mio sol3 mio

This rendition of O Sole Mio is NEXT LEVEL (and it’s not by Pavarotti)

Sol3 Mio

Chetham's new Oasis recording

Watch pupils at Chetham’s School of Music sing Don’t Look Back in Anger to mark 6 months since the Manchester terror attack
Jessica Curry top tips

Jessica Curry’s tips for aspiring composers

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saxophone meredith monk hocket

This saxophonist plays AND sings a duet meant for two vocalists

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Eric Whitacre Hurt cover

Eric Whitacre’s guide to writing a masterful a cappella cover

Flight of the Bumblebee marimba

Flight of the Bumblebee for a marimba and 4 mallets is crazier than you’re expecting

Rimsky-Korsakov

Magic flute 31 flutes

This old dude playing The Magic Flute on 31 flutes is genuinely impressive

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MIDI piano electric paint

Here’s how to create a piano on any surface with electric paint (no, seriously)

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