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Min Kym talks to Clemency Burton-Hill

Gone: A Girl, a Violin, a Life Unstrung

 
Hay Festival 2017, 

At 21 the prodigious violinist found her instrument: a rare 1696 Stradivarius, perfectly suited to her build and temperament. Her career soared. Then, in a train station café, her violin was stolen from her side. In an instant her world collapsed. This is Min's extraordinary story - of a young woman staring into the void, wondering who she was, who she had been. It is a story of isolation and dependence, of love, loss and betrayal, and of the intense, almost human bond that a musician has with their instrument. Above all, it's a story of hope through a journey back to music.

Min Kym talks to Clemency Burton-Hill