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They took their name from the Borromean Islands in Lake Maggiore in Italy, near where they played their first concerts.
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- ↑ Eichler, Jeremy (2009-03-06). "Borromeos zero in on late Beethoven". Boston Globe . Retrieved 2009-03-23.
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- ↑ "Biography of Borromeo String Quartet". New England Conservatory. Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
