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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 ...
A violin that went missing after World War Two has been identified – and it appears to have been hiding in plain sight.
As the Pope began his summer break in Castel Gandolfo, a town in Alban Hills near Rome, his long-time friend Father Alejandro ...
The world record for the largest string orchestra has been broken in Germany. On Sunday 6 July, 1,353 musicians braved rain ...
Milan’s La Scala theatre has warned punters that they will be banned from entering the site if they arrive wearing beachwear, ...
Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey, who is also a classically trained cellist, performed the ballad during a concert at St ...
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?
The track comes from the hugely popular composer’s 2004 album Una Mattina. Einaudi himself said of the recording: “If someone asked me about this album, I would say it is a collection of songs linked ...
The oboe is officially one of the most difficult instruments to play. Oboists, we feel for you: and not just because of the double-reed misery, the duck noises, the tuning issues and Jeremy Irons ...
John Williams proves just how scary two repeated notes can be in this ominous soundtrack. Rarely does a piece of film music seem to so perfectly capture the film's atmosphere. In the case of Jaws ...