Min jin kym biography of albert
Stradivarius violin cost...
The tragic tale of a prodigy’s stolen violin
Features correspondent
Min Kym was a violin prodigy on the cusp of a glittering career when her treasured instrument was stolen.
Min jin kym biography of albert
Clemency Burton-Hill explains what happened next.
In 2013, I was given the opportunity of a lifetime: to make a film about Antonio Stradivari, the most revered violin maker in history. I was able to hold and examine some of the most prized musical instruments ever created, and talk to leading experts in my quest to try and solve the fundamental enigma of his genius.
And then, in a moment I’ll never forget, I was actually allowed to play a Stradivarius: his earliest known instrument, the Serdet, which dates from 1666.
It probably sounds dramatic, but suddenly I understood why Stradivarius is Stradivarius. I knew that if I could play this violin every day for the rest of my life, it still wouldn’t be enough. To have to put it back in its case after the cameras stoppe