Klaus Döring's Classical Music/Klaus Döring's Klassische Musik

Cellist removed from American Airlines flight after buying extra seat for instrument Cellist removed from an American Airlines flight.  Picture: Getty By Maddy Shaw Roberts, ClassicFM London A music student due to travel back to Chicago on an American Airlines flight last week was told to leave the plane, after being told “the aircraft was too small for the cello”. DePaul music student Jingjing Hu was removed from a flight from Miami to Chicago, despite buying an extra ticket for her instrument. American Airlines told Hu to leave the plane because her cello, worth nearly $30,000, was too big for the seat. In a  Facebook post  that has been shared more than 2,000 times, Hu’s husband Kay Tang posted about his wife’s experience: “So my wife Jingjing Hu […] is scheduled to fly back to Chicago on American Airlines flight 2457 from Miami today. She is traveling with her cello in a hard case as a cabin baggage. I purchased tw...

... about playing the flute 11 things they didn’t tell you about playing the flute.  Picture: Giphy By Maddy Shaw Roberts, ClassicFM London 2K No-one knows what to call you, dogs are scared of you and your arms will always ache. Sorry, fluterers. Here are the terrible things no one ever told you about playing the flute... You are haunted by band camp references "So have you ever actually been to band ca-"NOPE. NO I HAVEN'T. via GIPHY Your arms are in a constant state of fatigue No one ever told you that holding such a small instrument could be so achey. via GIPHY No one knows what to call you Flutist? Flautist? Fluterer? Ah, forget it... via GIPHY No one can hear you Thanks, other orchestra people, for drowning out everything we're playing. You just can't compete with the brass. *sigh* via GIPHY You have a love-hate relationship with the piccolo Sure, composers have written some cra...

Can you name the music? 1     /7 This piece is from Grieg's 'Peer Gynt' and it's called 'In the Hall of the Mountain King'. You might recognise it from adverts for Alton Towers. What's this piece? In the Doctor's Waiting Room In the Hall of the Mountain King In the Banqueting Hall In the Lobby 2     /7 This is Barber's Adagio for Strings – AND it was famously used in the film 'Platoon'. Can you name this piece? It's the Devastatingly Sad Adagio It's the American National Anthem It's Barber's Adagio for Strings It's the soundtrack from Platoon 3     /7 This piece has been used in lots of films and television programmes – but it was made famous by 'T...