The Italian violinist had owned his instrument for fifteen years. “It’s a terrible loss for a professional musician,” explains David Réveillault, the orchestra’s production administrator.
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The Champs-Elysées orchestra, a prestigious musical formation based between Paris and Vienne, calls for witnesses after the theft of a violin from one of its musicians on Wednesday November 24 in a TGV between Poitiers and Paris, France reports Tuesday Poitou blue. The violinist, an Italian, is in shock. He had owned his instrument for fifteen years.
“It’s like he’s lost a part of himself, explains the orchestra’s production administrator, David Réveillault. We were in transit between Poitiers and Zurich after a concert at the Theater Auditorium in Poitiers. When we arrived at Paris-Montparnasse station, when we got off the TGV, he noticed that his instrument had disappeared. “
The stolen instrument is a violin signed Eugenio Degani, Venetian luthier from the end of the 19th century. An esteemed instrument “several tens of thousands of euros”, but well beyond its market value. “It’s a terrible loss for a professional musician, explains David Réveillault. It is the violin of a life, of a career. This instrument, he lived with, he made it evolve, adjust, they formed a pair on stage. “
The Champs-Elysées orchestra still wants to keep a little hope. “The instrument is reported, it will be very difficult to resell it without attracting attention, says David Réveillault. If the thief tries to sell it, he will probably get caught and risk big. The best thing to do is return it, and things will work out for everyone. “.