A theme fit for a queen! 👑 Debbie Wiseman, our composer in residence, takes us through how she wrote Anne’s theme from her score for Wolf Hall. Watch the full breakdown on YouTube or @globalplayer.

When Sir Roger Norrington, who has died aged 91, was surprised by his orchestra on his birthday. ❤️ In this wonderful moment, filmed seven years ago, the late British connductor is visibly delighted as his SWR Symphonieorchester surprise him with a brilliant mash-up of Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony and ‘Happy Birthday’ on his 84th birthday. Sir Roger wa...

Let us know in the comments! 🐐

British conductor Sir Roger Norrington has died aged 91. An innovative and sometimes controversial music maker, Sir Roger was known for using period instruments and scores, and for his absolute pursuit of musical authenticity – pushing for composers’ original metronome markings and against what he described as the “modern drug” of vibrato, and experiment...

A great music teacher can change a young person’s life. ❤️ We heard a dedication on Classic FM Requests today for Mrs Droskie, the outgoing head of music at Laureate Academy in Hemel Hemstead who “nurtured pupils’ musical skills and created a community”. You can still nominate a brilliant music teacher in The Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards ...

All aboard! 🎹 @stpancrasinternational celebrated the unveiling of a brand new @kawaipianosuk piano open to the public to play, with performances by @laramelda, @karim_kamar, and one of our 2025 Rising Stars, @louisphilippson. #PianistsofStPancras #InstrumentalToLife

French composer, conductor, and teacher Nadia Boulanger taught some of the most important musicians of the 20th century, including Aaron Copland, Philip Glass, Astor Piazzolla, and Quincy Jones. Boulanger believed in rigorous technical training, but also encouraged her students to develop their own voice and to challenge tradition.

The force is strong with this one…