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29th January: Another stolen Stradivarius, Man dressed as Mozart for Super Bowl media, and string quartet pecking order revealed

Wednesday 29th January '14

BBC 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 …

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13th January: Lang Lang with Metallica, violinist receives Salomon Prize, and Nicola Benedetti on early career struggles

Monday 13th January '14

Classic FM Online Lang Lang to perform with Metallica at 2014 Grammys Pianist Lang Lang will perform with heavy metal legends Metallica at this year's Grammy Awards ceremony, it has been announced ITV Birmingham based violinist wins prestigious music award A Birmingham …

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18th December: Elijah Wood to play pianist, Time Out London Kills Classical, and stolen Strad at auction today

Wednesday 18th December '13

BBC News Stolen Stradivarius violin to be sold The stolen Stradivarius violin that was taken from Euston station in 2010 is expected to sell for more than £1m when it is sold at auction today Limelight Where are all …

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4th December: British Composer Awards, Nazi Shazam app, and Rufus Wainwright

Wednesday 4th December '13

JDCMB British Composer Awards 2013 go to... 13 men and NO women How is it possible in 2013 that 13 men get prizes and there is not one woman in the line up? Gramophone CBSO appoints first Conducting Fellow New …

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12th November: Choirs to sing in The Shard, Brands and the music industry, and show tunes for dementia patients

Tuesday 12th November '13

The Telegraph Classic show tunes provide boost for dementia patients Care homes should be filled with the sound of music, researchers claim after discovering benefits of singing Broadway hits Classic FM Online Choirs compete to sing in The Shard Amateur …

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