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From famous writers and philosophers, to top scientific thinkers, here are ten extraordinary people from history who also happened to be adept at making music.
Young piano star Anisa Ford, who is now 13 years old, impressed new judge Jon Batiste on the first episode of The Piano Season 3.
Shoppers in Bradford are surprised with glorious music, fronted by an A-list soprano, at Broadway Shopping Centre.
The flight attendant-turned-fiddler performed a jaunty rendition of Harold Arlen’s ‘Over the Rainbow’ from The Wizard of Oz ...
Japanese artisans have dedicated their glass-blowing skills to a life-like instrument that sounds akin to its wooden cousin.
King Charles played ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ on a recorder made from a carrot, delighting hundreds of guests at the ...
Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said: “Having sold the original violin that was played by Wallace Hartley when the Titanic sank on ...
A new study has found that high blood pressure can reduce people’s sensitivity to classical music. Research investigating the ...
More than 20 UK orchestras have signed an open letter calling on the government to urgently address the lack of streaming ...
A German brass group took their playing to new heights when they treated plane passengers to a performance of ‘The Bare ...
The Royal Albert Hall of Fame with Anna Lapwood’ will air from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 April, 9pm-10pm on Classic FM.
The National Education Union has warned of an “arts apocalypse” in schools, less than two weeks after Ed Sheeran called on ...