However, the actual opera has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas. Instead it’s an adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy ...

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Hayato Sumino, also known online as ‘Cateen’, plays two pianos simultaneously in a virtuosic performance of Ravel’s Bolero.

Enjoy a moment of peace, as a rising star cellist plays calming classical music to farm animals at a 300-year-old farmhouse.

To anyone who isn’t in the know, one of the most cryptic figures of the orchestra is the leader – or concertmaster. Outranked ...

Scottish singer Susan Boyle shot to fame in 2009 when she performed ‘I dreamed a dream’ from Les Misérables on Britain’s Got Talent. Born in 1961, Boyle is from Blackburn in West Lothian and is the ...

Right now, right on your doorstep, people close to you are struggling. Classic FM’s official charity, Global’s Make Some Noise is changing lives across the UK, helping people, in your community to ...

Barrister, former Cabinet minister, football anorak and classical music expert, David Mellor puts his passion for all things classical to very good use. For over two decades, David has shared his ...

Pianist Martha Argerich rose to fame with her interpretations of the virtuoso piano literature of the 19th and 20th centuries. Her repertoire ranges from Bach through Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, ...