TOP violinist Min-jin Kym says she is "on cloud nine" after receiving the news that her 300-year-old Stradivarius, stolen more than two years ago, has been recovered by British police.
"I've now gone from devastation to the other end of the scale - an incredible feeling of elation that hasn't left me," said the 35-year-old on Tuesday.
"I'm still feeling the butterflies in my stomach and am on cloud nine."
The violin, valued at STG1.2 million ($A2.01 million), was stolen from the South Korean-born musician at a cafe near a London train station.
Three people were later convicted of stealing it, but the instrument itself was never found.
Police said experts had verified the authenticity of the violin. It is intact, but has some minor damage.
It was found last week at a property in the Midlands, alongside two bows worth STG67,000, which were stolen at the same time.
The theft had been a "crushing blow", Kym said. "I'd played the instrument since I was a teenager, so it had been a huge part of my identity for many years."
"The detectives in the case had always, quite rightly, been very careful not to give me false hope," she added. "When they told me the good news, it didn't feel real."
Simon Taylor, the detective in charge of the investigation, said he was "absolutely delighted" by the find.
"I always maintained that its rarity and distinctiveness would make any attempt to sell it extremely difficult, if not futile, because established arts and antiques dealers would easily recognise it as stolen property," he said.
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