Everybody loves the flute. Along with the drum, it's among the oldest of musical instruments, going back 35,000 to 40,000 years. In those days, they made flutes from bear bones, mammoth tusks and ...

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Remember the recorder? It's that small plastic instrument — looks kind of like a flute or clarinet — that's often the first instrument children learn to play in school. Or, at least, they used to. But ...

Classical music is an important part of life for the UK’s Prime Minister, who has a particular passion for Beethoven piano sonatas. The former barrister, who was elected to succeed Rishi Sunak as ...