Chelsea Pensioner Colin Thackery became a household name when he won Britain s Got Talent this year – which he famously entered for a dare – and he now join us as a surprise performer at Classic FM Live. We catch up with Colin backstage at Classic FM Live and find out what it was like winning BGT, how his life s changed since signing a record contract, and how he is feeling ahead of the Royal Variety Performance. - Subscribe for more 👉 clssicfm.co/subscribe - Visit the Classic FM website 👉 https://classicfm.com - Listen to Classic FM 👉 http://clssicfm.co.live/ Classic FM on socials - Facebook 👉 http://facebook.com/classicfm - Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/ClassicFM - Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/classicfm/

Can ‘Maestro’ star Bradley Cooper actually conduct? Leading orchestral and opera conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin tells Classic FM what it was like to teach the Hollywood actor and work...

Aled Jones baritone voice blends perfectly with his boy treble voice, recorded over 35 years ago, in this striking duet of Ave Maria across the decades. Filmed at St-Botolph-without-Bishopsgate...

The 14-year-old treble, who starred in the 2023 Britain’s Got Talent finals, gives an unforgettable performance of a classic Christmas carol in a beautiful 300-year-old church, St Mary le...

Classical guitarist Alexandra Whittingham plays a soothing serenade for RSPCA rescue dog, Freddie, with a beautifully relaxing performance of Tárrega s short guitar piece, Lágrima . Listen...

Anthony Hewitt is The Olympianist - cycling 1200-miles in 21 days with piano in tow giving recitals across Britain to raise funds for UK music and children s charities including The Classic...

Thomas Newman, composer of the soundtrack for the new Bond movie Skyfall, came to the Classic FM studios to be interviewed alongside David Arnold, who wrote the scores for the last five Bond films -- including Die Another Day and Quantum of Solace. Also joining us live from Los Angeles on the night was Jon Burlingame, a prolific author who s recognised as a world authority on the music of James Bond.

The snare drum is one of the most exciting instruments in the percussion section. But how does it actually produce sound? Percussionist Colin Currie reveals all. - Subscribe for more 👉 clssicfm.co/subscribe - Visit the Classic FM website 👉 https://classicfm.com - Listen to Classic FM 👉 http://clssicfm.co.live/ Classic FM on socials - Facebook 👉 http://facebook.com/classicfm - Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/ClassicFM - Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/classicfm/

James Pearson plays Stravinsky s Ragtime for Piano in an exclusive live session at London s Ronnie Scotts for Music@Malling Festival - Subscribe for more 👉 clssicfm.co/subscribe - Visit the Classic FM website 👉 https://classicfm.com - Listen to Classic FM 👉 http://clssicfm.co.live/ Classic FM Playlists -Classic FM | Discover Instruments: https://bit.ly/2Xy8fGN -Classic FM | Sessions: https://bit.ly/2OtjvjV -Classic FM | Explains: https://bit.ly/332UOzS -Classic FM Hall Of Fame | Top 10: https://bit.ly/35no5af Classic FM on socials - Facebook 👉 http://facebook.com/classicfm - Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/ClassicFM - Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/classicfm/

In The Bleak Midwinter Genesis Sixteen Gustav Holst This performance is from Classic FM s Christmas special, A Classic FM Christmas , streaming now on Amazon Prime in the UK, USA and 60 other territories around the globe 👉 https://clssicfm.co/2sBH1Uu - Subscribe for more 👉 clssicfm.co/subscribe - Visit the Classic FM website 👉 https://classicfm.com - Listen to Classic FM 👉 http://clssicfm.co.live/ Classic FM on socials - Facebook 👉 http://facebook.com/classicfm - Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/ClassicFM - Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/classicfm/

Subscribe: https://clssicfm.co/SubscribeToClassicFM Jonathan & Charlotte speak to Classic FM s Jamie Crick about their amazing journey from Britain s Got Talent to recording artists. Their...

Beethoven remains one of the world s best loved and most influential composers. There are literally thousands of books about Beethoven, but you would be hard pressed to find one which focuses...

Jamie Crick chats to Tim Lihoreau about his role as host in the upcoming Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra concerts for their 2014 season.

French pianist Alexandre Tharaud plays the stunning Concerto pour la fin d un amour by Francis Lai, from the film Un homme qui me plaît, for a symphonic celebration of the greatest film...

The superstar soprano popped in to chat to Jamie Crick about her latest album, Guilty Pleasures, and explained why operatic technique requires so much stamina.

Mandolinist Avi Avital takes on Giovanni Sollima’s incredibly virtuosic, Prelude for Solo Mandolin – written especially for him. Avi s new album, Art of the Mandolin , is out now on Deutsche Grammophon – find out more 👉 https://clssicfm.co/2JFyE2I Credits: Produced by Avia Shoshani / @​ aya.loveu Directed by Shay Tova Govhary Saldis / ​@shaygovhary Dop Elisa Daniel / ​@elisadaniel18 Edited and coloured by Gal Yarom Sound & Mix by Benedikt Vogt / ​@bene.vo * Subscribe: https://clssicfm.co/SubscribeToClassicFM - Visit the Classic FM website https://classicfm.com - Listen to Classic FM https://clssicfm.co/listenlive Classic FM Playlists -Classic FM | Discover Instruments: https://bit.ly/2Xy8fGN -Classic FM | Sessions: https://bit.ly/2OtjvjV -Classic FM | Explains: https://bit.ly/332UOzS -Classic FM Hall Of Fame | Top 10: https://bit.ly/35no5af Classic FM on socials - Facebook http://facebook.com/classicfm - Twitter https://twitter.com/ClassicFM - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/classicfm/