How one of the world's most precious violins was stolen and found

760 views · Published 29 November 2018 · 6:03 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: Yahoo Finance · 2018 · News & Politics

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Roman Totenberg obtained the Ames Stradivarius in 1943 and played it until 1980, when it was stolen after a concert by a young student who was said to be extremely jealous of the virtuoso.

Totenberg described the heartbreaking experience as “like having your left hand stolen,” according to his daughter, Jill.


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