BACKBBC News
Hidden hierarchy in string quartets revealed
Scientists have come up with a way to reveal the pecking order within a string quartet
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
‘Priceless’ Stradivarius violin stolen in armed robbery in Milwaukee
A 300-year-old Stradivarius violin on loan to Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond was stolen during an armed robbery after a performance by Almond at Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn said on Tuesday.
The New York Times
Pete Seeger, Champion of Folk Music and Social Change, Dies at 94
Pete Seeger, the singer, folk-song collector and songwriter who spearheaded an American folk revival and spent a long career championing folk music as both a vital heritage and a catalyst for social change, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 94.
Classic FM Online
Man dressed as Mozart gatecrashes Super Bowl media day
An Austrian television presenter has surprised the media in the run-up to Sunday’s Super Bowl American Football match by dressing up as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
John Suchet opens Classic FM Foundation Lecture Room at Nordoff Robbins
Classic FM’s John Suchet has officially opened the Classic FM Lecture Room at the London headquarters of music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins
Katy Perry’s Verdi dress steals show at Grammys
Classical music made an unlikely appearance on this year’s Grammy Award red carpet, in the form of a stunning gown worn by Katy Perry
Gramophone
The 2014 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Awards revealed
A string quartet, soprano and violinist take top prizes
Die Welt
Die Fließbandware de Luxe eines Göttlichen
Classic FM Online