The Violin Channel recently caught up with the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition joint-1st prize winning ensemble, the London-based Marmen String Quartet. Comprising violinists Johannes

British violinist Peter Cropper has passed away – aged 69. He served as 1st violinist with the acclaimed Lindsay String Quartet from 1965 until the ensemble's retirement in 2005, and was the founding Artistic Director of the 'Music in the Round' – a charitable organisation established in the 1980's to promote chamber music in the United Kingdom.