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Juan Diego Flórez: singing for Peru's disadvantaged children

Juan Diego Flórez is giving disadvantaged children a bright future through the power of music. Inspired by Venezuelan music network “El Sistema” the

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Yuja Wang plays Brahms, Schumann and Beethoven

Syria

Playing for Palmyra - Russia holds a concert in the ruins

The orchestra from Russia's Marinsky Theatre has staged a surprise concert in the amphitheatre of the historic Syrian city.

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Zurich's Tonhalle Orchestra triumphs on tour

With young Lionel Bringuier at the helm, and starring Lisa Batiashvili and Gautier Capuçon, the Zurich Tonhalle has been wowing the audience in Vienna

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The enthralling colourful timbres of Dutch violin virtuoso Janine Jansen

Completely immersed in the timbres of a Polish masterpiece, Dutch violin virtuoso Janine Jansen has brought Karol Szymanowski’s First Violin Concerto

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Hungarian classical music TV talent show goes global

A Hungarian TV talent show that uncovers young classical musicians is going global. The first season of Virtuosos was a huge hit for Hungarian state

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Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt dies aged 86

The renowned Austrian conductor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt has died aged 86. Known to millions from performances including the New Year’s concert by the

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Shakespeare celebrated at Beirut's Al Bustan festival

This classical music festival marks 400 years since England's greatest poet and playwright died.

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Budapest celebrates 90 years of György Kurtág

As Hungarian composer György Kurtág celebrates his 90 th birthday Budapest is marking his career with a week- long festival.

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The Nutcracker with a modern twist by the Royal Ballet of Flanders

The Nutcracker has returned to the Royal Ballet of Flanders after an absence of 16-years, but with a modern twist. Argentinean Demis Volpi is the

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Philadelphia captivated by Polish Canadian pianist

There's no cheating, it's music in its sheer truth. So says Philadelphia Orchestra Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin talking about the pianist Jan Lisiecki

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Baroque instruments: an authentic sound at Valletta Festival

To play Baroque music, artists usually use original instruments for an authentic sound. Many of these instruments are little known to a larger

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Daniele Gatti conducts Debussy, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky – With Julian Rachlin

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Valletta festival in Malta: Baroque is in

Founded in 2013, the Valletta Baroque Festival is the first major cultural event of the year on the island of Malta. While it may sound like it’s

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Naples Nutcracker shines at Teatro San Carlo

Among its remarkable gems, both natural and artistic, Naples can boast Europe’s oldest opera house, Teatro San Carlo. To see out 2015 and welcome in

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Tributes pour in after death of experimental composer and conductor Pierre Boulez

The French President said Boulez had been a beacon for French music around the world

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Mariss Jansons conducted the annual New Year gala concert from Vienna.

Latvia’s Mariss Jansons took up the baton for the third time for the annual New Year gala concert from Vienna. The United Nations Secretary General

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German conductor Kurt Masur dies aged 88

World-famous German conductor Kurt Masur has died in the US aged 88. Originally from what was then East Germany, he was credited with helping

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Going out on top - Sylvie Guillem's last dance in Europe

A diminutive and domineering diva. Slight and vulnerable. Athletic and awe-inspiring. Just a few of the myriad of adjectives variously used to

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'Just extraordinary' - Martha Argerich and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra pay homage to Claudio Abbado

The swelling sounds of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra fill the Paris Philharmonie, at a concert to pay homage to Italian conductor Claudio Abbado