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Chapter 05 of 5

Stolen Strads

Thefts, a deathbed confession and a cello left in a taxi.

  1. The Owner

    Bronisław Huberman

    Polish violinist Bronisław Huberman owned the 1713 "Gibson" Stradivari.

  2. The First Theft

    1919

    It was first stolen from his hotel room in Vienna in 1919. Police recovered it days later.

  3. The Second Theft

    Carnegie Hall, 1936

    In 1936, while Huberman played another violin on stage at Carnegie Hall, the Gibson vanished from his dressing room.

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How long did the thief play the stolen "Gibson" Stradivari?

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🎻 The Violin That Can't Be Copied

  1. 01The Workshops of CremonaA small Italian town, a family of makers and the man whose name became a byword for perfection.
  2. 02The Secret IngredientIce ages, chemicals and varnish: the long hunt for Stradivari's secret.
  3. 03The Blind TestGoggles, top violinists and a result that shocked the music world.
  4. 04Million-Dollar WoodRecord auctions, a violin almost never played and who really owns the Strads.
  5. 05Stolen StradsThefts, a deathbed confession and a cello left in a taxi.