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- Pieces of classical music for a perfect night's relaxation https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/mood/relaxing/best-sleep-classical-music/ 2 comments
- An epic ‘Nessun Dorma’ that leaves a Royal Albert Hall audience in awe https://www.classicfm.com/composers/puccini/nessun-dorma-michael-spyres-royal-albert-hall/ 3 comments
- The time when Joshua Bell went busking in the subway, and no-one noticed (2022) https://www.classicfm.com/artists/joshua-bell/violin-busking-washington-subway/ 71 comments
- Octobass: The lowest string instrument (2016) https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/instruments/octobass-lowest-string-instrument/ 22 comments
- Leonardo da Vinci's forgotten musical invention https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/leonardo-da-vinci-viola-organista/ 19 comments
- A pupil of Rachmaninov who started performing in the 1920s still performs and released her last album in 2022 after re-signing with her label. https://www.classicfm.com/composers/rachmaninov/ruth-slenczynska-last-living-piano-pupil/ 3 comments upliftingnews
- Girls will be part of St. Paul’s Cathedral choir on Christmas Day for first time in 900 years https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/girls-st-pauls-choir-christmas-day/ 15 comments europe
- Russian republic announces ban on music that is too slow or too fast https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/russian-republic-bans-music-too-slow-or-fast/ 43 comments worldnews
- John Williams is not retiring, says he likes to ‘keep an open mind’ at age 91 https://www.classicfm.com/composers/williams/john-williams-not-retiring-film-music/ 98 comments upliftingnews
- Ukrainian conductor shot and killed by Russian troops for refusing to participate in concert https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/ukraine-conductor-killed-russia-kherson/ 7 comments worldnews
- NASA releases the breathtakingly beautiful sound of the Butterfly Nebula https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/videos/nasa-sound-butterfly-nebula/ 3 comments science
- The 110-year-old Titanic violin that miraculously survived the sinking ship https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/instruments/violin/titanic-survived-history/ 133 comments history
- Russia’s Tchaikovsky Competition expelled from the World Federation of International Music Competitions https://www.classicfm.com/composers/tchaikovsky/russian-music-competition-expelled-world-federation/ 349 comments worldnews
- A Ukrainian and Russian pianist play a Mozart duet: ‘with music, you become connected’ https://www.classicfm.com/composers/mozart/ukraine-russia-pianists-duet/ 2 comments worldnews
- Yo-Yo Ma played cello outside Russian Embassy in moving protest against Ukraine war https://www.classicfm.com/artists/yo-yo-ma/cellist-plays-russian-embassy-protest/ 21 comments worldnews
- The Eyeharp allows disabled musicians to play using just their eyes https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/accessible-instruments-disabled-musicians/ 3 comments upliftingnews
- Hear the world’s oldest instrument, the 50,000 year old neanderthal flute (found in Slovenia) https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/instruments/flute/worlds-oldest-instrument-neanderthal-flute/ 9 comments europe
- India to replace ambulance sirens with traditional flute and tabla music https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/india-ambulance-sirens-replaced-flute-tabla-instruments/ 163 comments india
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- Classical composer Alfred Schnittke basically has the greatest gravestone ever https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/classical-composer-alfred-schnittke-gravestone/ 3 comments europe
- Oxford University considers ‘decolonising’ music syllabus to make it less ‘white European’. https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/oxford-university-decolonising-music-syllabus/ 88 comments europe
- A 639-year-long John Cage organ performance has a long-awaited chord change today https://www.classicfm.com/composers/cage/as-slow-as-possible-organ-chord-change/ 4 comments europe
- Chopin’s face is brought to life in artist’s incredible 3D portraits https://www.classicfm.com/composers/chopin/artist-creates-realistic-portraits-face/?x 3 comments europe
- Sharks love jazz music but don’t get classical, scientists reveal https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/sharks-like-jazz-not-classical-music/?fbclid=iwar1owug-_rfn3j01dz5yhtsq_mhae7vjgqxf0odgn6v-cffk6qojcg2qzpc 27 comments science
- Sharks love jazz music but don’t get classical, scientists reveal https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/sharks-like-jazz-not-classical-music/?fbclid=iwar1owug-_rfn3j01dz5yhtsq_mhae7vjgqxf0odgn6v-cffk6qojcg2qzpc 17 comments worldnews
- Music takes 13 minutes to ‘release sadness’ and 9 to make you happy, according to... https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/music-to-release-sadness-and-feel-happier-study 5 comments science
- Outrage as Italian conservatoire bans all “oriental” students over coronavirus fears https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/santa-cecilia-bans-oriental-students-coronavirus/ 28 comments worldnews
- Alitalia risponde alle accuse della musicista a cui ha distrutto lo strumento http://www.classicfm.com/music-news/alitalia-viola-da-gamba-statement/ 29 comments italy
- ISIS release pictures of 'un-Islamic' instruments being burned http://www.classicfm.com/music-news/latest-news/isis-burn-musical-instruments/ 36 comments nottheonion