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1. 

   Festival

   The rise of the Crimson King

   The Stones in the Park generally refers to a free outdoor festival held in Hyde Park on 5 July 1969 that was headlined…

   March 18, 2018

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   Orchestra

   Vivaldi's Bohemian Concerto was the last gift for the dying lute

   Within Antonio Vivaldi's creative period, the lute was going out of fashion as the lead solo instrument, though its…

   March 17, 2018

3. 

   Technologies

   Stephen Hawking's message immortalized through the sound of modern pop culture

   Great late Stephen Hawking is known for his extensive work in the fields of quantum physics, focusing on general and…

   March 16, 2018

4. 

   Classical Guitar

   Farewell to Stromness: the protest tune that fell into national consciousness

   One of the most respected composers of his generation, Peter Maxwell Davies (1934–2016) bridged medieval and…

   March 15, 2018

5. 

   Songwriter

   The Snows They Melt the Soonest survives through folk tradition

   The Snows They Melt the Soonest is a British folk song dating back to at least as far as 1821. It was mentioned, along…

   March 15, 2018

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   Orchestra

   Walks along Moldau river ended in the greatest symphonic poem of all time

   Bedřich Smetana conceived a series of orchestral pieces based on the legends and landscapes of his homeland entitled Má…

   March 14, 2018

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   Piano

   Ambient and classical mixed on the Orkney Islands

   Erland Cooper is a Scottish producer and musician born and raised on Scottish archipelago of Orkney. Cooper spent years…

   March 14, 2018

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   Classical Guitar

   Stylistic diversity of acoustic guitar duo Oka Vanga

   Oka Vanga—a play on the name ‘Okavango’, a river delta in Botswana—is the band name for South African born Angela Meyer…

   March 13, 2018

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   Classical Guitar

   Cuban guitar tradition of Leo Brouwer

   Leo Brouwer has earned his legendary status as a contemporary composer for his extensive work in guitar music. He has…

   March 12, 2018

10. 

    Violin

    Paganini's one-stringed soap opera

    The life of Niccolò Paganini was surrounded by a number of legends. A particularly colorful story tells of Paganini…

    March 12, 2018

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    Harpsichord

    The Renaissance swan song for the English monarchy

    Thomas Tomkins (1572–1656) was a prominent English composer of the generation that flourished in England in the late…

    March 11, 2018

12. 

    Trumpet

    Chet Baker: the divine voice of the West Coast jazz

    Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. was born in 1929 in Yale, Oklahoma. The son of musically inclined parents, he sang in…

    March 11, 2018

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    Violin

    Wild harmony of the northern fjords by Nils Økland and Hardanger fiddle

    Nils Økland is an innovative violinist and composer from Norway, instantly recognizable for his extensive use of the…

    March 10, 2018

14. 

    Songwriter

    The Unthanks: keeping with the modern spirit of the English folk song

    The Unthanks is an English group known for their eclectic approach in combining traditional Northumbrian folk with…

    March 10, 2018

15. 

    Football

    Liverpool FC and the famous You'll Never Walk Alone chant in a Pink Floyd track

    You'll Never Walk Alone is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. The song has been…

    March 9, 2018

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    Harpsichord

    Isabella Leonarda: convent star of the Baroque era

    Isabella Leonarda’s works include examples of nearly every sacred genre: motets and sacred concertos for one to four…

    March 9, 2018

17. 

    Orchestra

    The ever-evolving legend of Coriolanus

    The Coriolan Overture, written by Ludwig van Beethoven, is an adaptation of Heinrich Joseph von Collin's tragedy…

    March 8, 2018

18. 

    Violin

    Anne Dudley's BAFTA winning work is a marriage of pop and the classical

    Composer, arranger, producer and performer, Anne Dudley is a multi-talented musician whose work encompasses pop and…

    March 8, 2018

19. 

    Sarod

    Ali Akbar Khan: the true guru of Indian classical harmony

    The first key point of Indian classical music is its structure. Unlike the Western canons, it is structured…

    March 7, 2018

20. 

    Technologies

    Starman's mission made possible at last with Musk sending Bowie to the stars

    In February 2018, the 1st Falcon Heavy Rocket was successfully launched, carrying on board a Tesla Roadster car which…

    March 7, 2018