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Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 tops Classic FM’s Hall of Fame

Listeners have voted Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 as their favourite in this year’s Classic FM Hall of Fame. More than 96,000 votes were cast for the chart, with the top 300 pieces of classical music played on the station across the Easter weekend. The new number one was revealed by Alexander Armstrong just before 9pm on Easter Monday...

Jonathan Ross joins Global to host Classic FM’s Saturday Night at the Movies

Jonathan Ross is joining Global as the new host of Classic FM’s film music programme Saturday Night at the Movies. The former film critic will present every Saturday from 7pm starting this weekend with an Oscars special as he features music from some of the contending films at this weekend’s 95th Academy Awards...

Weekend host Andrew Collins to leave Classic FM after seven years

Host of Classic FM’s Saturday night at the Movies programme, Andrew Collins is leaving the station this weekend. Making the announcement on Twitter, Collins Said: After 7 years of presenting Saturday Night at the Movies on Classic FM and sharing the best movie music with you, tomorrow’s show will be my last one...

Kanneh-Mason family to host takeover shows on Classic FM

Classical music family the Kanneh-Masons are joining Classic FM to host their own takeovers. Launching this Sunday 26th February at 9pm, The Kanneh-Mason Family Takeover sees all nine members of the family make their debut radio series together...

Dr. Alex George joins Classic FM for new six-week positivity series

Dr. Alex George will host a brand new, positivity series on Classic FM starting this weekend. Across six weeks, the UK Government’s Youth Ambassador for Mental Health will host Classic FM’s Uplifting Classics with Dr. Alex George, featuring fifty of the best uplifting classics...

Andrew Marr to host Sunday mornings on Classic FM

From this Sunday, Andrew Marr is joining Classic FM to present a new programme between 10am and 1pm. In a change to his usual world of news and politics, Andrew will bring his passion for classical music to his new three hour programme on the station. He will present his new Classic FM show while continuing with his weekday political programme on LBC, Tonight with Andrew Marr, which airs Monday to Thursday, 6pm to 7pm...

Stars come out to perform for Global’s Make Some Noise Night

Last night, Tom Grennan, Charlie Puth, Sam Ryder and Olly Murs joined Global’s presenters for the charity gala night. Chart-topping BRIT-nominated musician Tom Grennan; multi-platinum hit singer-songwriter Charlie Puth, multi-award-winner and Eurovision star Sam Ryder, and one of the UK’s most popular singers and entertainers Olly Murs, took to the stage at The Londoner hotel in Leicester Square to perform in front of almost 400 special guests...

Charlotte Hawkins to calm pets during fireworks season on Classic FM

Classic FM’s weekend presenter and dog-lover, Charlotte Hawkins will host Pet Classics as it returns during fireworks season to calm anxious pets and their owners. Now in its fifth year, Pet Classics will air on Friday and Saturday 4 & 5 November. Both shows will be run from 5pm, an hour earlier than last year, until 9pm...

Classic FM stages concert for Prince Charles in Scotland

Classic FM has been celebrating its 30th birthday in Scotland with a special concert at St Margaret’s, Braemar. The performance was in the presence of HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay. Hosted by Classic FM’s Margherita Taylor MBE and presenter Dr Robert Lovie, the concert featured musicians from across Scotland including an ensemble of musicians from the Royal...

Tributes paid to Classic FM presenter Bill Turnbull who has died aged 66

Classic FM presenter and former BBC Breakfast host Bill Turnbull has died at the age of 66 after being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017. He passed away peacefully at home in Suffolk surrounded by his family on Wednesday after a “challenging” fight with advanced prostate cancer, they said. Bill was diagnosed in 2017 and went public with the diagnosis the following year. He presented his last show on Classic FM just two weeks ago...