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A man from Plymouth played the guitar while undergoing brain surgery. Paul Welsh-Dalton, 44, was having an operation to ...

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2. Strength in his hands When, aged five, young Maxim was first taken to meet a famous violin teacher, she asked him, "Do you have strength in these hands?" The boy punched her in the stomach as hard ...

With the rise of streaming services, young people are listening to more Mozart and Bach than they did 10 years ago. And during lockdown, classical music has experienced a second boom. Classical music ...

Prokofiev: 15 facts about the great composer The Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev was one of the giants of 20th century music. His works ranged from ballets - including Cinderella and Romeo and ...