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Playing piano can help boost your memory in later life, study finds.

Singing and playing an instrument can boost brainpower and memory in later life, study finds

Classic FM welcomes the entire Kanneh-Mason family to host their first ever radio series

Who are the Kanneh-Masons? All you need to know about the exceptional musical family

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Tianxu An during the Tchaikovsky Competition mixup

Soloist horrified as orchestra starts playing wrong concerto in piano competition nightmare

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Arsha Kaviani Rachmaninov

Why this virtuoso reimagined a Rachmaninov Concerto as an epic for solo piano

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Cat piano prodigy surprises owner with tuneful solo.

Owner catches her cat playing the piano, with surprising virtuosity…

Does Timothée Chalamet really sing in new film ‘Wonka’?

Did Timothée Chalamet really sing in Wonka, and what instruments can he play?

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Arsha Kaviani plays Rachmaninov at Classic FM Live

Rising star pianist’s thrilling Rachmaninov finale blows away a packed Royal Albert Hall

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Lucy Illingworth and her mother on stage at the King’s Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle in May 2023

Who is Lucy from The Piano? Blind and neurodivergent young pianist has a new documentary

Menahem Pressler makes his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The incredible moment 90-year-old Menahem Pressler made his DEBUT with the Berlin Philharmonic

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Princess of Wales tells of Lang Lang inspiration for budding pianist Princess Charlotte

Princess of Wales tells of Lang Lang inspiration for budding pianist Princess Charlotte

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Colette Maze, who became the oldest pianist to record an album aged 108, has died at the age of 109.

World’s oldest recording pianist, the inspiring Colette Maze, dies aged 109

Myleene Klass plays piano to raise money for Classic FM's charity, on Global's Make Some Noise Appeal Day

Myleene Klass: Classic FM presenter’s age, children, musical background and more facts

Can Emma Raducanu play piano? Tennis star shares videos of her practising at home

Can Emma Raducanu play piano? Tennis star shares videos of her practising at home

Hazel Scott performs on two pianos at once, in a 1943 film.

When Hazel Scott played two pianos at once in a jaw-dropping display of virtuosity

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Lucy played a Bach piano prelude alongside teacher Daniel at the Royal Albert Hall

Blind 15-year-old pianist Lucy plays enchanting Bach prelude in Royal Albert Hall debut

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Sir Patrick Stewart: ‘I am not a musician – but I taught myself to play a Mozart piano concerto!’

Sir Patrick Stewart: ‘I am not a musician – but I taught myself to play a Mozart piano concerto!’

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Star Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc taught himself piano, and now composes his own music

F1 driver Charles Leclerc is a self-taught pianist who now composes his own music

Pianist Lucy plays at the Royal Albert Hall

Blind pianist Lucy stuns Royal Albert Hall with breathtaking Debussy debut