Violinist Min Kym talks about when her life became unstrung

Min Kym had her Stradivarius violin stolen by an Irish man. It took years to come to terms with the loss, writes Hannah Stephenson

MIN Kym, South Korean-born child prodigy and violin genius, will never forget the day that changed her life — Monday, November 1, 2010.

It hadn’t got off to the best start. The internationally acclaimed classical violinist had the remnants of a chest infection, but agreed to travel to Manchester with her then boyfriend, a cellist, who lived there.