In the recording, he speaks with composers Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Anton Rubinstein, pianist and conductor Vasily ...

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer spoke to Classic FM’s Dan Walker about the role of music in the UK curriculum, the life ...

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He may be known for a career scoring cinema’s biggest blockbusters, but John Williams has tried something new at the age of 93. Nearly 70 years after his Hollywood debut, the legendary composer and ...

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Siberian-born Maxim Vengerov is one of the greatest violinists in the world today, acclaimed for his concerts, award-winning recordings and humanitarian work. As he turns 40, here are 10 facts about ...

It's one of the most talked-about pieces of classical music in history thanks to its fascinating composition (just how much did Mozart compose himself? Was it really like the scene in Amadeus?), but ...

Flute of Shame. Picture: Joe Routon/Facebook 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 ...

The most bizarre composer facts Ever wanted to know some truly odd facts about the great composers? Some might've been embellished over the years, but we can't get enough of these strange and ...