Violinist Mira Wang is exploring the possibilities of the Ames Stradivarius violin.
“It’s like rediscovering a sleeping beauty.”
The long-missing instrument was built almost three-hundred years ago by renowned violin maker Antonio Stradivari.
It was stolen from Wang’s teacher, Roman Totenberg back in 1980.
The violin was finally recovered in 2015 after the presumed thief died.
The instrument has undergone a meticulous restoration.
Totenberg did not live to see the instrument returned.
But his former student will bring the violin to stage on Monday for a private concert, its first since being restored.
“One can see it is really almost in the perfect condition we call it like it looks like a new violin though of course it is over 300 years old I hope it continues to be kept in this shape.”
The instrument is now owned by Totenberg’s children and is likely worth millions of dollars.
(AP)
