MingHuan Xu plays her 1758 Nicolò Gagliano violin at the Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago in 2014. She said the violin was among three musical instruments stolen from her South Loop home. (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune)Three musical instruments including a 1758 violin were stolen from a town home in the South Loop Wednesday morning while a family of musicians was sleeping. MingHuan Xu, a professional violinist and director of the string program at Roosevelt University, said the antique violin stolen has an immense cultural and personal value. The 1758 violin was loaned to her by a private sponsor.

Source: Fox News May 14, 2022 08:15 UTC