It was a simple passerby who discovered, dumbfounded, a violin dating from the end of the 19th century lying right next to a trash can, in the heart of Paris.
The instrument was none other than that of Enrico Tedde, one of the musicians of the Champs-Élysées orchestra.
This had been stolen from him last November, during a train journey between Poitiers and Paris, reveals
Le Parisien
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Fortunately, all's well that ends well: if the mystery surrounding these five months when the violinist and his violin were separated remains intact, the instrument was found intact at the beginning of March, in the 18th arrondissement, near Porte de Clignancourt.
A relief for the musician, who had lost his working tool while he was on tour throughout Europe.
Worth 100,000 euros, this violin had been acquired by Enrico Tedde fifteen years ago from a famous Venetian luthier, the craftsman Giulio Degani.
