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Pictured: Professor Mateja Marinkovic, a former Royal Academy of Music associate A suburban music teacher has won her court battle against a world-renowned classical musician over an antique £80,000 Italian violin he allegedly offered to buy from her with cash hidden inside a piano in Belgrade. Ruzica West, 38, sued Professor Mateja Marinkovic, a former Royal … Read more
A racing driver ran a classical singer off the road in a horror crash that has left her career in ruins. Alan Thompson, 32, flew into a rage on the way home from a track and pulled in front of Billie Allin. Soprano Ms Allin, 21, was carefully driving her Vauxhall Corsa when she was ‘cut … Read more
Chris Evans shares Christmas Day piano recital of contemporary classical song on Instagram Stories By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 03:26 GMT, 26 December 2020 | Updated: 03:26 GMT, 26 December 2020 Chris Evans treated his Instagram followers to a Christmas Day piano recital. The 39-year-old actor posted a pair of video clips on his … Read more
Myleene Klass transforms into iconic Star Wars character Princess Leia by styling her hair into side buns to promote classical music By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 15:38 BST, 8 October 2020 | Updated: 15:54 BST, 8 October 2020 Myleene Klass dressed as Princess Leia to promote classical music, and how people should learn it, … Read more
Good old Italy is one of those countries whose cities are often admirably suited to particular tastes. If it’s Roman ruins you’re after, there’s no better destination than Rome itself; if art’s your bag, you can’t beat Florence with its world-renowned Uffizi Gallery. But if churchspotting is your thing head for the Puglian city of … Read more
Classical guitarist and lute player Julian Bream who won four Grammy Awards dies aged 87 Julian Bream ‘died peacefully at home’ Friday age 87, his management confirmed His classical recordings won him four Grammy Awards and a CBE honour Often credited with reclaiming the lute from historical obscurity in the 1960s By William Cole For … Read more
Prince of Wales will host a Classic FM show to discuss his love of music including a ‘terribly romantic’ Richard Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll piece he had performed for Camilla’s 60th birthday Prince Charles, 71, set to appear on two Classic FM radio programmes next week The royal will speak with presenter Alan Titchmarsh about his … Read more
Meow-sical interlude! Cat steals the show at classical concert as it wanders among the orchestra before joining the conductor on his podium Orchestra was preparing for concert at Cemal Reşit Rey Hall in Istanbul, Turkey A cat appeared on stage and started wandering about the cellists and violinists After greeting the conductor, the cat took … Read more
Police close down family string quartet playing classical music for their neighbours claiming they are breaking coronavirus lockdown rules Rafael Todes, 53, had been playing with family outside property in West London Police officers arrived and said it may encourage residents to gather on street Musical family had been playing Shostakovich’s String Quartet No4 in garden … Read more
The Lark Ascending is still number one on the UK’s list of favourite pieces of classical music By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 02:03 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 02:04 BST, 14 April 2020 It is a work that sends the nation’s spirits soaring. So fittingly, The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams has been … Read more