/tags/stolen-instruments stolen instruments en-US Copyright Tue, 09 Oct 2018 08:52:00 GMT /classical-101/2018-10-09/the-tale-of-the-stolen-totenberg-stradivarius-ends-with-a-new-legacy When the FBI recovered virtuoso violinist Roman Totenberg's stolen Stradivarius after his death, his daughters wanted the instrument to be played everywhere. Ensuring that was not so simple. Tue, 09 Oct 2018 08:52:00 GMT /classical-101/2018-10-09/the-tale-of-the-stolen-totenberg-stradivarius-ends-with-a-new-legacy Nina Totenberg /npr-news/2017-05-07/her-violin-stolen-a-prodigys-world-became-unstrung Min Kym had found her perfect partner in a 1696 Stradivarius — until it was snatched in a London cafe. She comes to terms with the loss in her new memoir, Gone: A Girl, A Violin, A Life Unstrung. Sun, 07 May 2017 22:31:00 GMT /npr-news/2017-05-07/her-violin-stolen-a-prodigys-world-became-unstrung Lakshmi Singh, Liz Baker /classical-101/2017-03-14/a-stolen-then-recovered-stradivarius-returns-to-the-stage Mira Wang, protege of the late virtuoso violinist Roman Totenberg, this week debuted his Ames Stradivarius, stolen 37 years ago and reclaimed in 2015. "It's like meeting a new stranger," she says. Tue, 14 Mar 2017 11:11:00 GMT /classical-101/2017-03-14/a-stolen-then-recovered-stradivarius-returns-to-the-stage Nina Totenberg /classical-101/2015-11-20/5-antique-instruments-stolen-from-a-car-trunk "Honey, have you seen those three violas?" "I think they're in the trunk, dear." Said NO ONE...EVER. Really? Who leaves an instrument in the trunk?Every… Fri, 20 Nov 2015 11:51:56 GMT /classical-101/2015-11-20/5-antique-instruments-stolen-from-a-car-trunk /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2015-08-10/long-lost-stradivarius-violin-is-rediscovered It sounds like the plot of an indie film: A stolen priceless violin, silenced for more than three decades, has been found and restored to the family of… Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:45:00 GMT /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2015-08-10/long-lost-stradivarius-violin-is-rediscovered Jennifer Hambrick