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It’s hard to believe that some of the most treasured pieces in classical music history were almost never composed – nearly ...
Fellow cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason called out the airline for its ‘awful’ treatment of classical musicians. An Israeli ...
Classical music can elevate a commercial away from the everyday, and into a sense of otherworldly wonder. Here are its ...
Milan’s La Scala theatre has warned punters that they will be banned from entering the site if they arrive wearing beachwear, ...
The world record for the largest string orchestra has been broken in Germany. On Sunday 6 July, 1,353 musicians braved rain ...
As the Pope began his summer break in Castel Gandolfo, a town in Alban Hills near Rome, his long-time friend Father Alejandro ...
Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey, who is also a classically trained cellist, performed the ballad during a concert at St ...
He might struggle to reach the pedals, but a five-year-old pianist is set to become the youngest to ever perform at Carnegie ...
It’s a medieval torture device that was used – once upon a more primitive time – for publicly shaming bad musicians and other disturbers of the peace. The contraption, which is essentially a heavy ...
Mendelssohn: 15 facts about the great composer His Wedding March is heard as brides walk down the aisle all over the world - but what else is there to know about Felix Mendelssohn?