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Previous world No.1 male tennis player Novak Djokovic has appeared playing the violin in an ad for Asics.
But did you know that behind the glittering visuals and cutting-edge production, some K-pop hits are rooted in classical music? From Paganini to Tchaikovsky, here are 10 K-pop songs that sample, ...
In the recording, he speaks with composers Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Anton Rubinstein, pianist and conductor Vasily ...
Williams first met Ax in 1994 in the very venue this new concerto was premiered. In 2022, Ax read a New York Times article ...
Opera houses aren’t just places to listen to the world’s most beautiful music – they are also some of the world’s most ...
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer spoke to Classic FM’s Dan Walker about the role of music in the UK curriculum, the life ...
During the study, participants who were exposed to jazz, rap and rock music at mealtimes chose unhealthier, more calorific ...
In 2021, researchers at Birmingham City University warned that A-level music in schools is at risk of disappearing by 2033 due to an alarming and rapid decline in access to A-level music in state ...
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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 ...
Who was Humpty Dumpty? Humpty Dumpty is the protagonist of the English nursery rhyme, ‘Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall’. Perhaps due to his fragility revealed in the fall, he has often been portrayed as ...