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Violinist thanks cab driver
06/05/2008 22:06 - (SA)
New York - A US violinist who left a $4m Stradivarius violin in the back of a taxi was to give a free concert at one of New York's main airports on Tuesday to thank the cab driver who returned it.
Russian-born Philippe Quint left the 1723 "Ex-Keisewetter" violin by the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari in Newark taxi driver Mohammed Khalil's cab last week after getting off a flight from Houston, Texas, his representative said.
Quint, 34, gave Khalil $100 for the return of the rare instrument - all he had in his wallet at the time - but felt obliged to make a further gesture by offering to give a 30-minute concert for Newark's taxi drivers.
The violinist has also invited Khalil and his family to a concert he is giving in New York's Carnegie Hall in September.
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