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NewsViolinist Min-Jin Kym to write memoir about stolen-and-recovered Stradivarius
The £1.38m instrument was taken from a sandwich bar at London’s Euston Station in 2010 and recovered in 2013
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ArticleViolinist Min-Jin Kym performs Beethoven on her 1696 Stradivarius
Min-Jin Kym plays the opening of Beethoven's Violin Concerto on her 1696 Stradivarius with Andrew Davis conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra in a recording session for Sony Classics in 2006.Kym is to write a memoir called ‘Gone’ about the theft of her 1696 Stradivarius from a Pret a Manger ...
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News300-year-old cello, worth $1m, stolen in California
The instrument by Antonio Domenicelli was left in a parked car on 1 November 2015
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NewsViolin, violas and cello, worth $160,000, stolen in Melbourne, Australia
The five instruments were taken from a parked car last month
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NewsCornelissen cello, worth $40,000, stolen in North Carolina
The instrument was bought by owner Grace Anderson on the advice of her teacher Bernard Greenhouse
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NewsOreste Martini violin stolen from Italian sibling duo
The instrument was taken from the home of Natascia Gazzana near Rome
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NewsInsurance worker convicted of stealing £300,000 viola from a London train
London Symphony Orchestra principal violist Edward Vanderspar had accidentally left his instrument on the train
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ArticleViolinist Roman Totenberg performs Szymanowski aged 90
Violin soloist and teacher Roman Totenberg performs Szymanowski's Concerto no.1 with the Boston University Symphony Orchestra in February 2001 in celebration of his 90th birthday. Totenberg died at the age of 101 in 2012 and taught at the university up to his death.The 1734 'Ames' Stradivarius, which was ...
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NewsStolen 'Ames' Stradivarius violin is recovered after 35 years
The 1734 'Ames' Stradivarius was taken from the office of violinist Roman Totenberg in 1980
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NewsLondon cab driver steals musician’s violin and viola
The unlicensed driver sped off with the instruments on the back seat of his vehicle
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NewsStolen viola found smashed in vacant lot
The 1790 French instrument had been taken during a Philadelphia house robbery
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ArticleMilwaukee Police confirm safe recovery of $5m ‘Lipinski' Stradivarius violin
Instrument found inside a suitcase, hidden in the attic, at a property in Milwaukee
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ArticleStolen ‘Lipinski' Stradivarius violin believed to be recovered
Milwaukee Police will hold a press conference to provide further details
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FocusWhen Stradivarius violins go AWOL
In this article from The Strad, February 2011, Peter Somerford looks into the murky world of international Stradivarius violin theft, and the efforts being made towards recovery and prevention
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Article300-year-old ‘Lipinski' Stradivarius violin stolen in armed robbery
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond attacked with a stun gun on the evening of 27 January
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Article100 stringed instruments stolen from a property in Bremen, Germany
The collection, worth €150,000, includes violins, violas, cellos and viols by such luthiers as Leopold Widhalm, Emile Laurent and Emile Germain
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ArticleStolen Poggi violin recovered in Bologna
A 1924 violin by Ansaldo Poggi that was stolen more than five years ago has been recovered by Italian police. The instrument was taken in November 2008 when thieves broke into the safe of Bologna luthier and dealer Roberto Regazzi. Police recovered the violin (pictured) after a ...
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ArticleViolinist Min-Jin Kym's 'stolen and recovered' Stradivarius to be sold at auction
The Stradivarius violin belonging to the violinist Min-Jin Kym that was stolen at a Pret a Manger sandwich bar in London’s Euston Station in November 2010 and later recovered by police, is to be sold at auction on 18 December 2013.The theft of the 1696 Strad, which at the time of ...
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FocusWhat happens when a stolen Strad is recovered?
Violin dealers and musicians are not alone in following the auction performance of rare musical instruments. The spectacular saleroom prices realised by the finest violins have also attracted thieves in search of fresh goods for the illicit art market. While post-theft claims for insured instruments are often quickly settled, the ...
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