Cardiff University’s music department has been saved from closure. The closure was part of a plan to cut 400 jobs at the beginning of 2025, with courses such as modern languages, nursing, ancient ...

The concert venue on a wide beam canal boat is making its way back to London's canals this summer following the death of its co-founder.

The widow from Newcastle, who used to play in RAF bands, created a beautiful piano miniature in memory of her late husband.

Actor Simon Pegg speaks to Jonathan Ross on Classic FM about filming Mission Impossible 8, singing the catchy theme on set, ...

How did film’s most prolific writing duo go from being brothers doing dares to becoming the iconic ‘Sherman Brothers’?

Listen live to Classic FM online radio. Discover classical music and find out more about the best classical composers, ...

A mighty choral work worthy of any great stadium or concert hall – we delve into the lyrics and history of Ukraine’s national song. ‘Shche ne vmerla Ukrainas’, the national anthem of Ukraine, has just ...

The moving moment a former ballerina with Alzheimer’s listens to Tchaikovsky, and her years of training come rushing back. In her old age the Spanish ballerina, who once ran a dance company in New ...

For those whose childhoods are inextricably linked with Bugs Bunny’s virtuoso pianism, take a trip down memory lane with this brilliant Twitter thread. “Lots of us learned classical music from ...

Who is Jonathan Ross? Meet the Classic FM movies presenter, talk show host and film critic Discover Music Violin played in heartbreaking ‘Titanic’ film scene to be sold for £60,000 at auction ...

We all know Auld Lang Syne from bleary-eyed New Year’s Eve renditions, but have you ever wondered exactly what the words mean, and where they come from? And what about the tune? Most of us will know ...

It’s one of the greatest Disney songs in history, and Elton John and Lebo M. have just breathed new life into it. But what do the opening Zulu lyrics mean in English? ‘The Circle of Life’, the opening ...