The violin was estimated to be worth about $5 million. The sisters said they wanted it to end up “in the hands of another virtuoso violinist.”
First, it was restored. Then, in March 2017, it was played again at a private concert in Manhattan. The violinist was Mira Wang, one of Roman Totenberg's former students.
His daughters sat and listened. It was the first time they had heard it played in nearly four decades.