“Missing: An erhu, a two-stringed Chinese instrument made of python skin, bamboo, horse hair and rosewood. Last Seen: Feb. 28, in front of Merkin Concert Hall. The case is reminiscent of Yo-Yo Ma’s leaving his cello in a New York City taxi in 1999. Except that beloved stringed instrument, worth $2.5 million, was found within a matter of hours in a citywide police search. The owner of the missing erhu, Wang Guowei, an esteemed musician, has not had that fairytale ending.”