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Violinist surprises self-isolating grandad, they play a window duet together

Belfast violinist surprises self-isolating grandad, they play a socially-distanced window duet together
10 famous classical works in a rock medley

10 classical masterpieces but in a hard rock guitar medley

Videos

Guitarist plays Space Oddity to dog

This guitarist playing ‘Space Oddity’ to his dog is the loveliest thing ever

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - John Williams

Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker: what to expect from John Williams’ soundtrack

Music at Milan Fashion Week

Models wear Picasso-inspired violins, guitars and mandolins at Milan Fashion Week

KJ Apa plays the guitar and sings in new music biopic, I Still Believe

Does KJ Apa play the guitar in ‘I Still Believe’ and can he really sing?

Ed Sheeran failed music in college

Ed Sheeran FAILED music at college, new Made in Suffolk exhibition reveals

Jonathan Dotson

Handmade instrument was ‘destroyed by an airline’, and this guitarist is pretty mad about it
'Yesterday' stars Himesh Patel

Does Himesh Patel really sing and play guitar in Yesterday the movie?

The ‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’ trailer is here

The new Harry Potter: Wizards Unite game trailer has arrived - and it features John Williams' iconic film score
America's Got Talent guitarist Marcin

AGT guitarist stuns judges with solo guitar arrangement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

Beethoven

Evan Taucher

This guitarist couldn't find a metronome – so he used his hotel's leaky tap

Glastonbury Festival 2017 - Day 2

Is Bradley Cooper really playing the guitar in A Star is Born?

Nine in 10 children want to learn a musical instrument, says RPO

Nine in ten children want to learn a musical instrument, survey finds

Star Wars performed by a double bass quartet

A double bass quartet playing the Imperial March from Star Wars is as monumental as you’d expect

John Williams

Metallica’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ performed on Re

Metallica’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ performed on Renaissance lute is giving us life today

Adele on classical guitar

A beautiful classical guitar cover of Adele’s ‘Make You Feel My Love’

£40,000 worth of musical instruments stolen in Hexham, Northumberland

£40,000 worth of musical instruments stolen from a workshop in Northumberland