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Cabbies Rewarded for Returning $4 Million Violin *

May 7th, 2008 · Grammy-nominated Philippe Quint recently left his $4 million Stradivarius in a Newark taxi. His driver brought the instrument back. He was so overjoyed, that he gave a private concert for taxi drivers and their families Tuesday as a form of repayment.

Keywords: Grammy · private · families · concert · instrumentation · Violin · Driver · Cabbie · Newark · Stradivarius · overjoyed · Philippe Quint

What Did I Do With My Violin? **

Apr 24th, 2008 · Every few months, it seems, brings newspaper headlines about a lost violin. This week, it was Philippe Quint who lost his violin in New York City. Earlier this month, Jim Wallenberg of the Toronto Symphony left his behind at a streetcar stop. David Sternbach, Director for the Center for Arts and Wellness, talks with Robert Siegel to try to get to the bottom of classical musicians' forgetfulness.

Keywords: newspapers · Robert Siegel · director · music · New York City · Wells · Violin · Streetcars · Philippe Quint · Jim Wallenberg · Toronto Symphony · David Sternbach