{"id":215742,"date":"2023-10-24T09:26:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T09:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=215742"},"modified":"2023-10-24T09:26:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T09:26:59","slug":"top-musician-urgent-plea-after-10k-flute-stolen-on-train-to-brighton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/top-musician-urgent-plea-after-10k-flute-stolen-on-train-to-brighton\/","title":{"rendered":"Top musician urgent plea after \u00a310k flute stolen on train to Brighton"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Top flautist Katherine Bryan reveals her prized \u00a310,000 flute has been stolen on train to Brighton as she launches urgent appeal to find instrument<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Katherine Bryan&#8217;s flute was snatched on a train to Brighton on Monday morning<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A top musician has launched an urgent appeal to find her &#8216;beloved&#8217; \u00a310,000 flute after it was stolen on a train.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Heartbroken flautist Katherine Bryan, who is the principal flute for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, had her treasured instrument snatched on Monday morning on a train to Brighton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The valuable Brannen silver Millennium 5320 was in a beige rucksack when it was taken between Farringdon and East Croydon railway stations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Posting on X last night, a devastated Ms Bryan wrote: &#8216;Today my beloved flute was taken. It was in a beige rucksack, stolen between Platform 3 at Farringdon and East Croydon Station, on the 9.34 train to Brighton. Flute is a Brannen silver Millennium 5320 with a silver Lafin headjoint w\/gold lip plate. Please share! &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>The British Transport Police has launched an investigation into the theft and is appealing for witnesses to come forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/10\/76927441-12665155-Katherine_Bryan_s_valuable_Brannen_silver_Millennium_5320_was_in-a-19_1698138470183.jpg\" height=\"642\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Katherine Bryan&#8217;s\u00a0valuable Brannen silver Millennium 5320 was in a beige rucksack when it was stolen between Farringdon and East Croydon railway stations\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/10\/76927599-12665155-The_flute_is_believed_to_have_been_stashed_in_this_beige_bag_whe-a-20_1698138476275.jpg\" height=\"828\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The flute is believed to have been stashed in this beige bag when it was stolen\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/09\/76926125-12665155-image-a-8_1698137254800.jpg\" height=\"278\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In a statement, a force spokeswoman told MailOnline: &#8216;BTP received a report of a suspected bag theft yesterday morning (23 October) on a train between Farringdon and East Croydon. The bag contained a high value flute.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information can contact BTP by texting 61016 quoting reference 198 of 23\/10\/23.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Ms Bryan is principal flute of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, having been appointed to the prestigious position, aged 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She\u00a0regularly appears as a concerto soloist with leading orchestras worldwide, and has performed with the likes of the the New York Philharmonic, Halle, N\u00fcrnberger Symphoniker, Helsinki\u00a0Philharmonic orchestras.<\/p>\n<p>The talented musician has also worked with the acclaimed London Philharmonic, BBC\u00a0Scottish, Royal Philharmonic and London Symphony orchestras.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the theft, a spokesman for Govia Thameslink Railway said: &#8216;We&#8217;ll do everything we can to support the police in their investigation and reunite Katherine with her precious flute.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Ms Bryan has become the latest musician to fall foul of thieves prowling Britain&#8217;s railways in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2021, police launched a manhunt to find a man who stole a \u00a340,000 bassoon accidentally left on the train by musician Stuart Russell.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr Russell left the rare woodwind instrument in the carriage on the Lewes to Brighton service in East Sussex, on October 19.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/10\/76927415-12665155-Heartbroken_flautist_Katherine_Bryan_who_is_the_principal_flute_-a-21_1698138486597.jpg\" height=\"870\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Heartbroken flautist Katherine Bryan, who is the principal flute for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, has launched an urgent appeal to try and find her flute\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr Russell had placed the classical instrument in the overhead luggage compartment but he forgot to retrieve it when he left the train at Brighton just after 2pm.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As he walked away, he realised his mistake and rushed back to the platform but the train had already departed back to Lewes, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Another passenger, who noticed it had been left behind, lifted the bassoon and got off at Southwick, West Sussex.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Russell posted on Instagram: &#8216;The bassoon is an unusual instrument. It is a custom-made professional gentleman model bassoon made by Ben Bell (Canada) in 2013.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;[It has] serial number 116 and is stamped &#8220;made In Canada&#8221; on the joints.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was in a gentleman&#8217;s model black Bonna backpack case containing Vonk leg rest attachment, 2 crooks and two reed cases and other bassoon accessories.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is a precious and personal instrument to me. Any knowledge of its whereabouts please contact me.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/10\/50366121-12665155-In_a_previous_theft_in_2021_musician_Stuart_Russell_pictured_mis-a-22_1698138723964.jpg\" height=\"381\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In a previous theft in 2021, musician Stuart Russell (pictured) mistakenly left the carriage without taking his bassoon with him &#8211; which was then stolen<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/10\/50356449-12665155-Owner_Stuart_Russell_has_shared_images_of_the_highly_prized_clas-a-18_1698138140947.jpg\" height=\"631\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Following the theft, he shared images of the \u00a340,000 classical instrument on Instagram in an effort to track it down<\/p>\n<p>Two years earlier, in October 2019, musician Stephen Morris was left heartbroken after he forgot his 310-year-old antique violin on the train.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;piece of history&#8217; &#8211; worth \u00a3250,000 &#8211; was one of only a few made by master craftsman David Tecchler in 1709 and the distraught violist likened losing it to having a limb lopped off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr Morris left the instrument, which he bought in 2003, on the London to Orpington service, and was forced to use his wife&#8217;s violin to lead the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in concert.<\/p>\n<p>The musician, who has also played on film scores including Lord of the Rings and James Bond and recorded with David Bowie and Stevie Wonder, launched a desperate appeal for his prized possession to be returned.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s devastating to lose it and quite apart from its value, it&#8217;s my livelihood,&#8217; he told the BBC at the time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was really only its custodian &#8211; one of many people who have played it &#8211; and I had hoped to pass it on to another violinist eventually.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Morris, from Sydenham, London, added losing the rare instrument was &#8216;like having my arm cut off&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The way my instrument responds is like having a limb &#8211; your hand and brain know exactly where to go when playing,&#8217; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/09\/20275600-12665155-Stephen_Morris_who_left_the_250_000_instrument_on_the_London_to_-a-4_1698135845662.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Stephen Morris, who left the \u00a3250,000 instrument on the London to Orpington service in October 2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/09\/20275608-12665155-The_piece_of_history_was_one_of_only_a_few_made_by_master_crafts-a-5_1698135854720.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;piece of history&#8217; was one of only a few made by master craftsman David Tecchler in 1709 and the distraught violist likened losing it to having a limb lopped off<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, a drunk commuter who stole a \u00a3300,000 viola which had been left on train by a leading member of the London Symphony Orchestra, was spared jail.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Tillyer grabbed the antique instrument, along with two bows worth \u00a335,000 each, after getting drunk on the way home to Hawkinge in Kent.<\/p>\n<p>Edward Vanderspar, the LSO&#8217;s joint principal viola player, accidentally abandoned his viola on the train when he got off in a rush in January, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Tillyer was then caught on CCTV taking it, as well as a schoolboy&#8217;s rucksack which had also been left, and getting off the train at Folkestone West station.<\/p>\n<p>After Mr Vanderspar reported the loss of his viola, police identified Tillyer from the footage and confronted him when he returned to the station two days later.<\/p>\n<p>He told PC Jack Tomlin: &#8216;This is a mistake. 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I picked something up on the train.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He was sentenced to a six-month jail sentence suspended for 12 months and ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work.<\/p>\n<p>Recorder John Haines told Tillyer: &#8216;You had ample opportunity to hand those items to a member of staff and ample opportunity to report the fact you found them.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12665155\/Top-flautist-Katherine-Bryan-reveals-prized-10-000-flute-stolen-train-Brighton-launches-urgent-appeal-instrument.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top flautist Katherine Bryan reveals her prized \u00a310,000 flute has been stolen on train to Brighton as she launches urgent appeal to find instrument Katherine Bryan&#8217;s flute was snatched on a train to Brighton on Monday morning A top musician has launched an urgent appeal to find her &#8216;beloved&#8217; \u00a310,000 flute after it was stolen on a train.\u00a0 Heartbroken flautist [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215741,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top musician urgent plea after \u00a310k flute stolen on train to Brighton - Best World News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/top-musician-urgent-plea-after-10k-flute-stolen-on-train-to-brighton\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Top musician urgent plea after \u00a310k flute stolen on train to Brighton - Best World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Top flautist Katherine Bryan reveals her prized \u00a310,000 flute has been stolen on train to Brighton as she launches urgent appeal to find instrument Katherine Bryan&#8217;s flute was snatched on a train to Brighton on Monday morning A top musician has launched an urgent appeal to find her &#8216;beloved&#8217; 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