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20th February: Radiohead’s Greenwood talks classical, Olympic gold winner plays violin, and KCRW buys music station

Thursday 20th February '14

NME Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood Q&A - Blending Classical Music With Rock Jonny Greenwood is playing Wapping Hydraulic Power Station this Sunday (February 23) with London Contemporary Orchestra soloists and very excitingly he'll be premiering new material. NME question him …

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18th February: Gravity composer takes Bafta glory, classical music to Roald Dahl, and Torvill and Dean recreate Bolero

Tuesday 18th February '14

Classical Music Magazine Philip Pickett charged by City of London Police The City of London Police has charged early music specialist Philip Pickett with 15 historic offences, relating to nine separate victims, which allegedly occurred during his …

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29th January: Another stolen Stradivarius, Man dressed as Mozart for Super Bowl media, and string quartet pecking order revealed

Wednesday 29th January '14

BBC News Hidden hierarchy in string quartets revealed Scientists have come up with a way to reveal the pecking order within a string quartet Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 'Priceless' Stradivarius violin stolen in armed robbery in Milwaukee A 300-year-old Stradivarius violin …

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15th October: Spontaneous hymn, Charlotte Church, and Yamaha unveils new instruments

Tuesday 15th October '13

The Telegraph Group perfoms Icelandic hymn in German train station YouTube video shows Icelandic indie-folk group spontaneously burst into song in Wuppertal station, west Germany Charlotte Church: female pop stars told 'take clothes off, show you're an adult' Charlotte …

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