no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 classical lounge founded 2006 headquarters austin tx united states key people miro quartet website http www.classicallounge.com type of site social network service registration optional available in english launched august 16 2006 current status active classical lounge was the first social networking site designed solely for classical music lovers . citation needed built to expand the classical music community the site and its membership are evidence to a modern tech savvy fan base that contradicts the stereotype of the old and stuffy classical music audience . 1 the site facilitates interaction between musicians students presenters managers journalists media instrument makers and dealers . classical music enthusiasts and audience members are also encouraged to participate . members of the site can share their music and generally network with the broad classical music community . history edit classical lounge was founded in august 2006 by the members of the miro quartet along with jason gindele and jerry gindele . since then it has gained several thousand members . in september 2006 the palmbeachpost.com called it essentially a myspace style deal for classical players composers critics and enthusiast . 2 the article falsely credited the social networking site to 21c media and the news site later corrected its error . 3 the site was sold to investors in 2009 and shuttered in 2011 . references edit bbc . classical music fans go digital 2006 09 28 . palmbeachpost.com . hanging at the classical lounge 2006 09 02 . palmbeachpost.com . the envy debate continues 2006 09 05 . external links edit classical lounge official website miro quartet retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title classical lounge & oldid 648006077 categories classical music in the united statesvirtual communitieshidden categories use mdy dates from december 2014orphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articlesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from march 2008 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 20 february 2015 at 07 32 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view