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Andrea Bocelli accompanies himself on the flute in this stunning performance of ‘Dolce è Sentire’

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Prince William and Prince Harry playing the piano as toddlers is too much for our hearts to take

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Organist accidentally hits ‘transpose’ during Handel’s Messiah, and produces this spectacular fail

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Andrea Bocelli sings ‘Hallelujah’ with his daughter in stunning new duet

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Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis has been reimagined as a beautiful choir piece

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Virtuoso pianist plays note-perfect Mozart ‘Rondo alla Turca’ on a toy piano

This mash-up of Toto ‘Africa’ and a Mahler symphony works surprisingly well

This mash-up of Toto ‘Africa’ and Mahler’s Fifth Symphony works surprisingly well

Owners capture astonishing footage of Dalmatian playing piano and singing along

Owners capture astonishing footage of Dalmatian playing piano and singing along

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This AI has reconstructed actual Rachmaninov playing his own piano piece

This AI has reconstructed actual Rachmaninov playing his own piano piece

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An orchestra has been named as the first Goodwill Ambassador of UN Climate Change

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