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Musical encounters of the cinematic kind

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Films have provided some of the most popular and recognisable melodies in popular culture, from The Piano to Amélie (pictured). Swiss-based classical pianist See Siang Wong has recorded an album of film classics, including from those two films, which has topped the classical music charts in Britain.

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Born in London, Thomas was a journalist at The Independent before moving to Bern in 2005. He speaks all three official Swiss languages and enjoys travelling the country and practising them, above all in pubs, restaurants and gelaterias.

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