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Ruth Leon recommends… Rudolf Nureyev and Miss Piggy

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Ruth Leon recommends… Rudolf Nureyev and Miss Piggy

Rudolf Nureyev and Miss Piggy

This clip needs no introduction. Perhaps the most incongruous pairing ever captured on video, a love duet between Rudolf Nureyev and Miss Piggy singing Baby It’s Cold Outside.

Nureyev doesn’t need to pantomime discomfort, he clearly is as uncomfortable as it was possible for him to be, and all the more hilarious for that.

In these dark times all I can think to do is to enjoy what is worthwhile and beautiful and genuinely funny in our world.

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Manchester Camerata at Wigmore Hall

Manchester Camerata at Wigmore Hall

A series of high-profile concerts in Paris marked the centenary of the celebrated and distinguished Russian-born cellist, Valentin Berlinsky, founder and cellist of the Borodin String Quartet.

Fantasia Orchestra launch residency at Smith Square Hall with Birdsong-themed concert

Fantasia Orchestra launch residency at Smith Square Hall with Birdsong-themed concert

Thinking about sound: Grieg’s Lyric Pieces on a modern piano from Alexander Ullmann & on historic pianos with unequal temperament from Ziad Kreidy

Heavenly Harmony: for 2026, the London Handel Festival ranges from oratorio & opera seria to the more intimate, including the composer's living room

Heavenly Harmony: for 2026, the London Handel Festival ranges from oratorio & opera seria to the more intimate, including the composer’s living room

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