Classic FM

09/12/2024

Dame Judi Dench turns 90 today. ❤️

In an interview with Classic FM’s earlier this year, Dame Judi spoke of her late husband Michael’s love for Vaughan Williams’ ‘The Lark Ascending’.

“It was Michael’s favourite piece of music. I remember once being at a Nottingham playhouse and going out one day with friends and stopping and lying in a corn field and looking up and hearing the larks. Well, Vaughan Williams must have done exactly that...”

Many happy returns to a much-loved actor of our times.

09/12/2024

Violin virtuoso and star conductor Joshua Bell turns 57 today. Happy birthday, maestro! 🎻

09/12/2024

Classic FM Live returns for a movie music special! 🍿

In the first ever Classic FM Live at the Movies with Viking, we’ll be showcasing iconic themes by John Williams, Hans Zimmer and Ennio Morricone, along with exciting new hit soundtracks.

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic will perform favourites from Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, conducted by maestro Anthony Gabriele at the Royal Albert Hall.

08/12/2024

The mighty Notre Dame organ finally resonated again, during an epic moment of the Cathedral's reopening ceremony. 🎶

The Organ of Notre Dame has sounded once more after five years of silence, in a spectacular concert to mark the reopening of the iconic Paris landmark.

08/12/2024

Nadine Sierra sang to Notre Dame five years after it nearly burned down. ❤️

Standing outside the façade of the great cathedral, Nadine Sierra lifted her voice to the French national anthem, marking the rebirth of Notre Dame.

08/12/2024

The Western Rose window of Notre-Dame Cathedral – in November 2024 (L), and November 2012 (R).

Notre Dame reopened this weekend, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged Paris’ cultural treasure and toppled its spire.

(📷 Getty)

08/12/2024

A soprano sings a ca****la in the renovated Notre Dame...

Venezuelan maestro Gustavo Dudamel directed soprano Pretty Yende and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, as the doors of Notre-Dame reopened to the sound of glorious music.

08/12/2024

Late Romantic composer Jean Sibelius, widely known as Finland's greatest composer, was born on this day 159 years ago. Happy birthday, Sibelius!

07/12/2024

Jingle Bells was never supposed to be a Christmas carol...

06/12/2024

Christmas gifts for classical music lovers... ❤️🎄

Looking for the ideal classical music gift? Look no further than these music books, puzzles and more – suitable for the whole family.

06/12/2024

A 10-year-old girl plays the violin. ❤️

The young musician played with violinists and choirs from different churches during a rehearsal at the Esplanade of Taci Tolu, in Timor-Leste in Southeast Asia, where Pope Francis led a mass in September.

05/12/2024

Is there one carol that always makes you feel emotional at Christmas time? ❤️

05/12/2024

Did you spot this subtle musical nod to The Wizard of Oz, in Wicked? 👀

04/12/2024

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04/12/2024

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04/12/2024

“Now where on earth are we to find such basses? They are as rare as asparagus at Christmas!” – conductor Nikolai Danilin at the premiere of Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil.

03/12/2024

We take a look at the early training of Cynthia Erivo, who delivers a showstopping performance of ‘Defying Gravity’ in Wicked: Part 1.

03/12/2024

The voice behind “Elphaba” is anything but green...

In the wake of the release of Wicked: Part 1, we look at the voice type of star singer Cynthia Erivo.