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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 07/09/2026

We've launched a brand new ad-free subscription service, Classic FM Plus. 🎶 Find out more: www.classicfm.com/radio/ad-fre...

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 23/07/2026

Anne Hathaway on the inspiration behind her portrayal of Penelope in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’. ❤️ Quote: BuzzfeedUK

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 17/07/2026

“Let’s look to the ancient instruments and see what we can do.” 🪉 Speaking to Jonathan Ross, Christopher Nolan explained why he asked Ludwig Göransson not to use a traditional orchestra on the score for ‘The Odyssey’. 📻 Classic FM at the Movies with Jonathan Ross | 6pm on Saturday 18 July

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 29/06/2026

We want to know about brilliant SEND music teachers who have made a difference to young people's lives. ❤️

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 26/06/2026

Know an exceptional music teacher who's inspired young people throughout their career? ❤️ Nominate them for the Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards, in collaboration with ABRSM, here: bit.ly/4eF2VcY

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 23/06/2026

Bid for your chance to win the ultimate Classic FM experience! 🎶 Find out more: bit.ly/4uJ3hFb

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 28/05/2026

Last year’s Primary School Music Teacher of the Year winner, Mandy Thompson, reflected on what the award means to her. ❤️ This year’s Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards with ABRSM are open for nominations, with £20,000 of musical instruments to be won thanks to Viking.

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 06/04/2026

And taking No.1 in the Classic FM Hall of Fame is... 'The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace' by Sir Karl Jenkins! 🎉🥇 This is the first time in 3 years that Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2 has been dethroned, and the first time in the chart's history that a living composer has taken No.1.

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 06/04/2026

Who will be No.1? 🫣 Vaughan Williams' 'Lark Ascending' and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2 take the next two spots in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2026. Rachmaninov's work has enjoyed three consecutive years at the top of the chart. Listen here: www.globalplayer.com/live/classic...

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 06/04/2026

It's a non-mover for the Tallis Fantasia as, once more, it lands at No.4. The No.1 reveal is just minutes away. Listen on @globalplayer or ask your smart speaker to 'Play Classic FM' to find out the Top 3 in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2026.

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 06/04/2026

And we're into the top 5! 😳 Listen as we count down the final section of the chart for 2026, on @globalplayer or ask your smart speaker to 'Play Classic FM'. 📻 The Classic FM Hall of Fame 2026 | Friday 3 to Monday 6 April, 9am-9pm

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 06/04/2026

You SHALL pass! 🧙‍♂️ It's a record year for Howard Shore and his 2001 film score with a rise of five places - its highest ever position in the chart. This is the highest-placed film score in 31 years of the chart. 📻 The Classic FM Hall of Fame 2026 | Friday 3 to Monday 6 April, 9am-9pm

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 06/04/2026

Knocked out of orbit! 🪐 Holst's 'The Planets' drops out of the Top 10 for the first time since 2020. 📻 The Classic FM Hall of Fame 2026 | Friday 3 to Monday 6 April, 9am-9pm

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 06/04/2026

Arvo Pärt's 'Spiegel im Spiegel' comes in at No.23, its highest ever position in the Classic FM Hall of Fame. 🪞 Join us across the Easter weekend as we count down your Top 300 in four days of glorious classical music: www.globalplayer.com/live/classic...

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 06/04/2026

'Jack Frost' is Debbie Wiseman's sixth entry into the Classic FM Hall of Fame, a record number for our composer in residence. ❄️ 📻 The Classic FM Hall of Fame 2026 | Friday 3 to Monday 6 April, 9am-9pm

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 06/04/2026

Are you not entertained?! ⚔️ The score to the 2000 film 'Gladiator' marks Zimmer's highest-performing piece in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2026. 📻 The Classic FM Hall of Fame 2026 | Friday 3 to Monday 6 April, 9am-9pm

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 06/04/2026

Having re-entered the Classic FM Hall of Fame last year, Alexis Ffrench's 'Bluebird' is one of 2026's highest climbers, rising 127 places to its highest-ever position. 🐦‍⬛ 📻 The Classic FM Hall of Fame 2026 | Friday 3 to Monday 6 April, 9am-9pm

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 06/04/2026

Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony rises three places in the Classic FM Hall of Fame, to No.91. 🎵 📻 The Classic FM Hall of Fame 2026 | Friday 3 to Monday 6 April, 9am-9pm Listen here: www.globalplayer.com/live/classic...

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 04/04/2026

Nobuo Uematsu’s music for the ‘Final Fantasy’ series is the first of three video game scores in the 2026 Classic FM Hall of Fame. 🗡️ Join us across the Easter weekend as we count down your Top 300 in the world’s biggest annual chart of classical music. Ask your smart speaker to ‘Play Classic FM’.

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 04/04/2026

Joe Hisaishi, best known for his Studio Ghibli scores, makes his Classic FM Hall of Fame debut with his music for ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’. 🏰 📻 The Classic FM Hall of Fame 2026 | Friday 3 to Monday 6 April, 9am-9pm Listen here: www.globalplayer.com/live/classic...

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 12/01/2026

The Classic FM Hall of Fame 2026 is officially open for voting! 🎶 What's the greatest piece of classical music ever written? Tell us your three favourites as we put together the world's biggest classical music chart. Vote now: clssicfm.co/HOF26

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 30/12/2025

Pet Classics is back with a special extended edition, to help calm pets during the New Year’s Eve fireworks. 🐾 Join us together with Go.Compare for a soothing musical sanctuary in the company of Katie Breathwick and Karthi Gnanasegaram on Classic FM. Listen on 31 December, 6pm to 1am.

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 29/12/2025

Classic FM Live at 25 airs tonight! 🥳🎶 Watch it at 9pm on Sky Arts, available to everyone on Freeview channel 36. 📺

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 10/12/2025

Classic FM Live with Viking is back for 2026! 🥳 Join us on Monday 20 April at the Royal Albert Hall for a celebration of the greatest classical music. Tickets go on sale on Friday at 10am via the Royal Albert Hall’s website. Find out more: clssicfm.co/classicfmliv...

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 08/12/2025

Tonight’s the night! 💫 Earlier this year at Battersea Arts Centre, five leading young classical musicians were joined by the 12 Ensemble for a showcase of classical music hosted by Julian Lloyd Webber. Watch Classic FM’s Rising Stars with Julian Lloyd Webber on Sky Arts at 9pm tonight. 📺

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 08/11/2025

We hope you enjoyed #PetClassics! ❤️ DanTDM is up next with some soothing video game music, or you can listen to our Pet Classics playlist here: clssicfm.co/Pets

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 08/11/2025

Pet Classics is back tonight! Charlotte Hawkins is here from 5pm with the most relaxing music to keep your pets calm during the fireworks. ❤️🐾 Listen on @globalplayer.com or ask your smart speaker to ‘Play Classic FM’.

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 03/11/2025

Dan Walker and Charlotte Hawkins discuss all things Pet Classics, our special radio show to keep pets calm during the fireworks on Bonfire Night (5 Nov) and the following Saturday (8 Nov). @dailymail.co.uk #ad clssicfm.co/3JESM4e

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 01/11/2025

Apply to be Classic FM's new Deputy Managing Editor! This is a rare and exciting chance to play a key role in shaping the output, management and strategy of a successful, vibrant, and hugely popular national radio station. careers.global.com/jobs/R0008957

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 16/10/2025

Pet Classics is back for the 2025 fireworks season! 🐾 Dan Walker and Charlotte Hawkins will keep the nation’s pets calm through the whizzes and bangs of Bonfire Night, with two shows of relaxing music. 📻 Pet Classics | 5pm–9pm on Wednesday 5 and Saturday 8 November. clssicfm.co/4753wRi

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 02/10/2025

What's the piece that peps you up? 💪

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 22/09/2025

Happy 67th birthday to Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli! ❤️

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 17/09/2025

Maria Callas on her devotion to music. ❤️

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 17/09/2025

A talented little mushroom! 🍄 Standing just 5'1" and with a rather plump figure, Franz Schubert’s small stature earned the affectionate nickname. In the Austrian and Bavarian dialects of German, Schwamm means ‘mushroom,’ and the ending ‘-erl’ makes it a diminutive.

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 16/09/2025

Happy birthday to French music teacher, conductor, and composer Nadia Boulanger! She taught many of the leading composers and musicians of the 20th century, including Aaron Copland and Philip Glass. 🎈

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 16/09/2025

Rest in Peace, Robert Redford. ❤️

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 11/09/2025

Happy 90th birthday Arvo Pärt! ❤️ Which of his works is your favourite?

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 01/09/2025

Music changes lives… and so can your vote! 📷 The six category winners will each receive a share of £20,000 to spend on instruments and equipment for their schools, thanks to our friends at Viking. clssicfm.co/3JEFDrL

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 01/09/2025

Classic FM has recorded a very special concert at Balmoral Castle. 📻 Hosted by Alan Titchmarsh, the concert brings together an ensemble of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and a rich tapestry of Scottish talent. Listen to The Honours of Scotland Concert this Friday at 7pm. @royalfamily.bsky.social

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 27/08/2025

Did you know that Coldplay open their world tour concerts with Williams’ theme for E.T.? 👽 clssicfm.co/4mVKymg

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 26/08/2025

Have you heard it yet? 🩰 www.classicfm.com/artists/lauf...

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 15/08/2025

We’re hiring for a Producer, Classic FM! Do you love crafting exceptional radio and audio? Are you passionate about classical music and storytelling? Apply today ➡️ careers.global.com/jobs/R000878...

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 31/07/2025

If you’re one of the 2 million people waking up to Classic FM Breakfast with Dan Walker each week, good morning! And if you haven’t tried it before, why not join us today for some celebratory music? 🎶

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 31/07/2025

4.7 million of you are listening to Classic FM every week! 🎶 Welcome, and thank you - it's a joy to share the music together. ❤️

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 25/07/2025

We’re hiring for a Music Programmer at Classic FM! Do you have a deep love for classical music? Are you excited by the idea of curating music that reaches millions every week? Apply now ⬇️🎵 careers.global.com/jobs/R000859...

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 22/07/2025

The National Youth Choir of Northern Ireland has announced it will close after losing all its Arts Council funding. clssicfm.co/3TUTqfH

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 11/07/2025

Happy 98th birthday Herbert Blomstedt! The Swedish maestro is the world’s oldest active conductor. ❤️

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Classic FM @classicfm.com · 02/07/2025

🥁 Introducing... our artists for Classic FM Live at 25 with Viking! Join us on Monday 20 October at the Royal Albert Hall for a celebration of 25 years of Classic FM Live. Presale begins tomorrow, with general tickets on sale from Friday 4 July.

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