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One orchestra at Auschwitz was led by Alma Rosé, niece of the Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, who used her position as ...

A new survey has shown a huge increase in interest among the gaming community in watching live orchestral music.

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Two world-class artists united for a performance of spellbinding power in the newly reopened Notre Dame Cathedral.

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More than 300 Small Heath primary school pupils can now read and write music thanks to a joint project with Royal Birmingham ...