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Instagram’s Eva Chen talks about how a Mozart Piano Concerto helps her switch between gears as she moves from a busy life in fashion to writing a successful series of children’s books.

Comedian and actor Eddie Izzard talks about how Debussy’s Clair de Lune became “comfort music” after her mother died, and still elevates her from the noise and chaos of everyday life.

Opera singer J'Nai Bridges discusses what she learned about forgiveness, memory and legacy from Henry Purcell's heartbreaking Dido's Lament.

US Army reservist Joe Young talks about how Steve Reich’s music helped him find his path in life.

Writer Robert Macfarlane reflects on the transporting fragility and beauty of Frédéric Chopin's Berceuse heard in a time of war.

Violinist Nicola Benedetti reveals what hearing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto as a child taught her about listening, empathy and vulnerability.

WNYC's Lee Hill recalls how "Little's Theme" from Nicholas Britell's score to Moonlight resonates with his own life experience as a queer black man and helps him stand in his own truth.

Director Sam Mendes explains how Carl Orff’s Gassenhauer helped him establish the soundworld and aesthetic for his Oscar-winning debut feature film, American Beauty.

Comedienne Rachel Strauss-Muñiz discusses how the greatest music connects across cultures to transcend everything, and how she finds happiness in Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 1.

Bandleader Jon Batiste talks about how Mickey Mouse sold him on The Rite of Spring and gives a scintillating insight into Stravinsky’s mind.

Queer opera singer Jamie Barton talks about how Chopin's Nocturne No. 21 helped her to find her identity in a world in which she did not fit in.

Conductor Eric Jacobsen recalls losing his beloved mother at the age of 11 and how her favourite piece, Franz Schubert’s Piano Trio No. 1 inspired him to become a musician.

Novelist Ian McEwan remembers how Bach's Concerto for Two Violins helped him first to navigate selfhood as a teenager, and, later in life, the sorrow of losing his best friend.

Podcaster Aminatou Sow talks about how the cheerful defiance of Florence Price’s Juba Dance helped her through a life-changing moment.

Guitarist Miloš Karadaglić explores themes of war, identity and home, as expressed in Francisco Tarrega's Lagrima.

Yoga teacher Connie Viglietti shares memories of Schubert's Ave Maria and how it connects to the memory of her beloved grandma Ginger.