The story behind that stolen Stradivarius violin

[kenny]

Stolen and used by a looser for decades.
Victim and owner are now dead and story finally comes out.

Daughter of victim is Nina Totenburg, that NPR correspondent.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/style/2016/03/17/the-violin-thief/#

 

[Rockinruby]

Wow! What an amazing story! Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed reading this story!

 

[VRBeauty]

Thanks for posting that. I remember NPR's story when the violin was first recovered. It's nice to hear more of the background.

 

[msop04]

Very interesting story! Thanks for posting, Kenny!

 

[alexah]

Another interesting story of a stolen violin... I hope you don't mind if I add it to this thread, Kenny...

http://nypost.com/2016/03/19/how-a-300-year-old-violin-saved-dozens-from-the-holocaust/

 

[kenny]

Cool story.
Thanks for posting.

 

[SparklySoprano]

What a great read. Thanks for sharing this, Kenny!