{"id":2363874,"date":"2026-04-08T11:03:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2363874"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:03:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:03:59","slug":"pianist-and-composer-alexis-ffrench-joins-classic-fm-to-present-new-series-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/pianist-and-composer-alexis-ffrench-joins-classic-fm-to-present-new-series-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Pianist and composer Alexis Ffrench joins Classic FM to present new series \u2018Music&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"cadmus-article_183650\">\n<p class=\"publish_date\">8 April 2026, 11:30 | Updated: 8 April 2026, 11:35<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figcaption>\n    Pianist and composer Alexis Ffrench joins Classic FM to present new series on classical music in everyday life.<br \/>\n    <span class=\"attribution\"><\/p>\n<p>Picture:<br \/>\nClassic FM<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"social-share\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?href=www.classicfm.com%2Fmusic-news%2Falexis-ffrench-series-music-to-live-by%2F&amp;app_id=357357177653391\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"gusto.tracking.social('facebook', 'share')\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook share\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classicfm.com\/assets_v4r\/gusto\/img\/facebook-share.png\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"standfirst\">The \u2018Bluebird\u2019 composer will present a new eight-week series exploring how classical music can soundtrack everyday life. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Star musician and composer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classicfm.com\/music-news\/alexis-ffrench-king-charles-coronation-concert\/\">Alexis Ffrench<\/a> will join Classic FM to present a new series on the classical music that is part of our everyday lives. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Across eight weeks, <em>Music to Live By with Alexis Ffrench<\/em> will look at the ways music can lift your mood, help you unwind, and bring you moments of calm and focus when you need them most. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Alexis describes the series as an \u201cessential emotional toolkit\u201d, as he plays the role of your personal musical concierge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classicfm.com\/discover-music\/relaxing-pieces-classical-music\/\">10 most relaxing pieces of classical music<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"video-facade video-facade__brightcove\" id=\"video_facade_brightcove_6326828869112\" data-video-provider=\"brightcove\" data-video-id=\"6326828869112\" data-account=\"6057949401001\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/jit\/6057949401001\/835a2466-28df-46f6-b443-e6f41778398c\/main\/640x360\/50s720ms\/match\/image.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p>Alexis Ffrench plays a grand piano at Steinway &amp; Sons in London<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"play-btn\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><br \/>\n<svg width=\"100\" height=\"100\" viewbox=\"0 0 100 100\" fill=\"none\">\n<circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"50\" fill=\"black\" fill-opacity=\"45%\"\/>\n<path d=\"M64 49.5L43 62.9234V36.0766L64 49.5Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Beginning Friday 10 April at 9pm, the first episode looks at classical pieces inspired by dreams, from Franz Liszt\u2019s \u2018Liebestraum\u2019 and Tchaikovsky\u2019s <em>Sleeping Beauty<\/em>, to the layered dreamscapes of <em>Inception<\/em> and its score by Hans Zimmer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classicfm.com\/discover-music\/pop-songs-sample-based-on-classical-music\/\">19 iconic pop songs you didn\u2019t know were directly inspired by classical music<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Episode two is all about the ways classical music has inspired other musical genres: pop ballads, rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, West Coast hip hop and more. From Elvis Presley to <em>Bridgerton<\/em>, Xzibit to Noel Gallagher, artists across generations have turned to the likes of Richard Strauss, Gabriel Faur\u00e9, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classicfm.com\/composers\/rachmaninov\/piano-concerto-2-all-by-myself\/\">Sergei Rachmaninov<\/a> for inspiration. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading-subtitle\"><em>Music to Live By with Alexis Ffrench<\/em> launches on Friday 10 April at 9pm on Classic FM and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalplayer.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Global Player<\/a> \u2013 the official Classic FM app.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.classicfm.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8 April 2026, 11:30 | Updated: 8 April 2026, 11:35 Pianist and composer Alexis Ffrench joins Classic FM to present new series on classical music in everyday life. 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