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Police appeal after £150k violin stolen from pub
- An 18th century violin worth more than £150,000 has been stolen from a north London pub on February 18.
- The stolen violin belonged to a member of London's Philharmonia Orchestra and was made in Florence in 1740.
- Police Constable Michael Collins described the violin as 'priceless' to the victim.
- CCTV footage shows a man in a hat leaving the pub with the violin in its case.
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The "Little Mendelssohn", an exceptional violin taken from the illustrious family during the Second World War, and the "Stella", the magnificent instrument with which the Japanese virtuoso Eijin Nimura occurs, are they only one? This is attested by the thorough investigation of an American university, despite the denials of the violinist.
"My life has been destroyed. I feel that the heart could explode": David Lopez Ibáñez told the BBC. The talented musician of the Philharmonia Orchestra was the victim of a theft. Last February 18, in fact, the thirty-year-old of Spanish origins was in the local The Marquess Tavern, in the Islington district, while dining with a friend. With him there was also a violin dating back to 1740 and worth 175 thousand euros. At some point, the instrumen…
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