greatest best man speech

Everyone is saying this pianist gave the greatest best man speech of all time

Simon Rattle outside LSO St Luke's, 17 Jan 2017.

‘Conducting is hard – it doesn’t get easier’: Simon Rattle’s top conducting tips

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Max Richter

Chart-topping composer Max Richter has the BEST piece of advice for young composers

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Uptown Funk Jonny May piano

‘Uptown Funk’ reimagined as a boogie-woogie virtuoso piano piece is actually incredible

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Melodica Men Jupiter

Holst’s Jupiter but for MELODICA is so jolly it’s unreal

Gramophone Awards 2017

Watch the 2017 Gramophone Awards – live

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Marion Roberts recording

The mysterious life and death of a brilliant young pianist

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Afro Venezuelan Shostakovich

Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10, but it’s an Afro-Venezuelan percussion spectacular

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Haydn piano concerto interrupted by mobile

When Haydn gets killed by a mobile phone, you stop the whole concert

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Maximilan violin e string caption

This violinist’s E string snapped mid-performance… but he found a quick solution

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Old people concert - Aliette

Is classical music only for old people?

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New Releases: 'Pavarotti: The People's Tenor' and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet plays Mozart

Aliette de Laleu and Yuja Wang

Should female musicians be allowed to dress how they want?

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Hurricane Harvey Piano Texas

Texas man plays piano in his flooded home after Hurricane Harvey

Naked skydive Glen Donnelly

Nude violinist plays ‘The Lark Ascending’ while skydiving

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Itzhak Perlman

Itzhak Perlman gives us his five ultimate pro-tips for practising

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how to make your violin sound like a cello

Want to make your violin sound like a cello?

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