NY Philharmonic violinist leaves $1 million – and no heir
mainThe office of the Manhattan Public Administrator is seeking relatives of Eugene Bergen, a violinist in the NY Philharmonic who died in 2012, aged 96, leaving no known relatives.
Among other assets, Bergen owned a Gagliano violin. Read more on the search for heirs here.
They should contact Fraser and Fraser in London, of BBC TV series Heir Hunters fame.
$1 million? The article says $4 million.
Sounds like he was real bundle of fun to work with.
It seems bizarre that the money, if unclaimed, does not eventually become the property of the equivalent of the crown.
John Smith wrote: It seems bizarre that the money, if unclaimed, does not eventually become the property of the equivalent of the crown.
Dear John Smith – It only seems bizarre until you realize that unlike the British, we Americans are not “subjects” ruled by a family.
We are “citizens” living in the country known as “the land of the free”.