Musician Hahn-Bin leaves $500k violin in cab
South Korean-born violin virtuoso Hahn-Bin accidently left his $500,000 18th century Giovanni Francesco Pressenda violin in the back of a New York City cab. It was only after the exhausted fiddler had taken a shower in his Chinatown apartment that he realized what had happened. City taxi officials say a GPS device in the cab […]
South Korean-born violin virtuoso Hahn-Bin accidently left his $500,000 18th century Giovanni Francesco Pressenda violin in the back of a New York City cab.
It was only after the exhausted fiddler had taken a shower in his Chinatown apartment that he realized what had happened.
City taxi officials say a GPS device in the cab led to the quick return of the instrument to the Korean violinist on Monday.
The 22-year-old prodigy, who is preparing to make his debut at Carnegie Hall in October, is said to have cried: ‘My baby!’ as officials handed it back to him.
Hahn-Bin’s violin was not the most expensive instrument ever to have been left in a New York City taxi.
In 2001, musician Lynn Harrell left behind a 328-year-old Stradivarius cello worth $4million. In 1999, cellist Yo-Yo Ma forgot his $2.5million, 266-year-old cello.
Both instruments were eventually returned to their owners. Source: DailyMail
