Classic FM

16/07/2025

Congratulations, Myleene Klass MBE! ❤️

Myleene was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire today during an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle.

The honour recognises her services to women's health, miscarriage awareness and to charity.

16/07/2025

A cellist has vowed to “never again” fly with Air Canada after he was denied boarding with his cello at Philadelphia Airport.

Amit Peled was about to fly to the UK to teach a class of students, but was turned away at the gate “because the procedure for the cello was not right on the computer”.

https://clssicfm.co/4nROoOE

16/07/2025

He was denied boarding despite buying an extra seat for his cello.

Fellow cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason called out the airline for its ‘awful’ treatment of classical musicians.

16/07/2025

Police have arrested a man in the search for a stolen £150,000 violin.

The Metropolitan Police has made an arrest over the theft of an 18th-century violin belonging to a Philharmonia Orchestra member.

15/07/2025

What’s your favourite use of classical music in a commercial?

Classical music can elevate a commercial away from the everyday, and into a sense of otherworldly wonder. Here are its best-known uses in adverts.

15/07/2025

Sir András Schiff has just won the Music category at the Praemium Imperiale, awarded by the Japan Art Association. 🏆

Renowned for his interpretations of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven, the Hungarian-born pianist and conductor is admired for his thoughtful musicianship and work with ensembles such as Ca****la Andrea Barca and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

14/07/2025

After being missing for nearly 80 years, a violin owned by the musical German family may have been found. 🎻
https://clssicfm.co/3Ucy3Xc

14/07/2025

Lost during the N**i era, the missing violin has been identified. And it had been hiding in plain sight...

A violin that went missing after World War Two has been identified – and it appears to have been hiding in plain sight.

14/07/2025

Although he was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire at only age nine, Georges Bizet’s career was a difficult one.

Unable to make money off of his own compositions, he earned his living mainly by arranging and transcribing other people’s music.

His opera ‘Carmen’, caused scandal for its themes of female sexuality, immorality, and violence, and was initially met with poor press and accusations of plagiarism. Bizet died of a heart attack three months after its premiere, unaware that it would become an enduring success.

Listen to our Composer Carousel tonight from 9pm for an hour of Bizet's music on the radio or Global Player.

13/07/2025

The great Oscar Wilde on Chopin's music. ❤️

12/07/2025

We’ve already heard that the new Pope can sing, but did you know that he's also a pianist? 🎹
https://clssicfm.co/4lorhK8

11/07/2025

Happy 98th birthday Herbert Blomstedt! The Swedish maestro is the world’s oldest active conductor. ❤️