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"Art is not only revenue for the soul, it’s revenue for the pocket book"
Classic FM presenter pays tribute to legendary conductor who has died aged 92.
Which composer fancies her chances at table tennis (against Aled Jones)? Anne-Marie has received this request.
Back in 2007, just a month or so before the great Russian cellist Rostropovich passed away, Anne-Marie Minhall met him and violinist Maxim Vengerov. They spoke about their unique affinity and partnership.
Composer Thomas Hewitt Jones tells LBC's Shelagh Fogerty how he knocked up a charming Fantasy on David Cameron in just a couple of hours in the middle of the night.
Stephen Maddock, Chief Executive of City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, talks to Classic FM about the prospects for British music outside the EU
The virtuoso trumpet player has been honoured for a "services to music" in The Queen's Birthday Honours List and she says she's "absolutely thrilled".
What makes the York Mystery Plays special? We asked one of this year's producers…
We asked one of this year's producers to explain.
What do these centuries old plays have to say to modern audiences?
Including Mrs Noah and two animals who leave it a little too late to get on the Ark…
Nicola Corp, one of the producers of the York Mystery Plays 2016, talks to Classic FM. Image: PA
The Royal Philharmonic Society's executive director, Rosemary Johnson, lends her support to the troubled European Union Youth Orchestra.
The Chief Executive of the European Youth Orchestra was talking at a protest at London's Southbank Centre
Tom Hanks' new film 'A Hologram for the King' is based on a book by Pulitzer-nominated Dave Eggers, author of 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius'. Here, Hanks tells Classic FM's Anne-Marie Minhall about seeing the author on set in Casablanca. Listen to the full interview on Classic FM, Sunday 3pm.
Hear the Oscar-winning actor talks to Classic FM's Anne-Marie Minhall this Sunday at 3pm about his new film, 'A Hologram for the King'. Here he talks about the first day of shooting, and an unusual tradition upheld by German director Tom Tykwer.
Joanna Lumley has been busy filming the Absolutely Fabulous movie. This Sunday on Classic FM at 7pm, David Mellor asks her whether being Patsy is a blessing or a curse.























