Philharmonia Orchestra player’s £150,000 violin stolen from London pub
Concert musician has ‘priceless’ 300-year-old violin stolen
- A 300-year-old violin, valued at over £150,000, was stolen from a London pub.
- The instrument, made in Florence in 1740, belongs to a member of the Philharmonia Orchestra.
- The theft occurred on the evening of February 18 at The Marquess Tavern in Islington.
- Metropolitan Police have released CCTV images of a suspect and are appealing for witnesses.
- Police are urging anyone with information to contact them to help return the "priceless" violin to its owner.