Renowned violinist gets naked, roams hotel halls, tries to strangle woman
Rebecca Rosenberg and Jamie Schram
New York Post
Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:25 UTC


Renowned German violinist Stefan Arzberger
A renowned German violinist went on a naked rampage at a Manhattan hotel, forcing his way into a female tourist's room and choking her, law-enforcement sources told The Post.

Staffers at the boutique Hudson Hotel at Columbus Circle were first alerted to the bizarre antics of Stefan Arzberger after guests reported seeing a man roaming around naked early Friday, the sources said.

A 64-year-old female hotel guest from North Carolina "heard a knock and opened her door slightly'' at around 8 a.m., a law-enforcement source said.

She was confronted by a wild-eyed Arzberger — who recently performed at the Library of Congress — "completely naked,'' the source said.

"He stuck his arm out, and she tried to slam the door shut, but he stuck his arm in between the door and the door jamb," the source said of the 42-year-old lead violinist for the internationally acclaimed Leipzig String Quartet, which has played at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.

"He barged inside and grabbed her around the neck with both hands and started strangling her."

The violinist allegedly choked the woman so hard that the blood vessels in her eyes were ruptured, according to a court complaint.

Hotel staff heard the victim crying for help and pulled the crazed man off her, cops said.

Arzberger managed to flee back to his room, but police arrested him shortly after, the sources said.

The victim and Arzberger did not know each other, the sources said.

A source close to the musician claimed that the episode happened after someone slipped a drug into Arzberger's drink at the hotel bar. He has no memory of what happened, the source said.

But police said that when they took Arzberger into custody, he showed no outward signs of mental distress.

His lawyer insisted that he has never been in trouble with the law.

"He's an upstanding member of society without a criminal record who has devoted his life to the arts,'' lawyer Nicholas Kaizer told The Post. "He has no record anywhere, and we hope at the end of the journey, he has no record here."

Arzberger was charged with strangulation and burglary.

He was released Saturday after bondsman Ira Judelson posted the $100,000 bail, according to court papers. Judelson declined to comment.

Arzberger's group has toured throughout Europe, Australia and Asia in addition to the US.
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What could be worse than Sex and Violins ?

chocolate covered Cheetos?

poor Guy obviously was distressed after mislaying his Stradivarius!

Yes, nobody should have to struggle in various positions !

people don't judge too harshly, we all know at some point in our lives we have all got naked and played the violin, then run out of the house on a naked rampage.

right? and i wanted to be the first to do this....

Just how big was his Stradivarius?

so true., what is the world coming to?

Is there anyone willing to post a link to the article in an established newspaper?

All I see are verbatim reprints of the same news story quoted here.

I smell bovine fecal matter...

Perhaps this community should investigate such claims before believing.

google is your friend...

More scenes we'd like to see !

as big as his Amati?

http://nypost.com/2015/03/30/violinist-roamed-hotel-halls-naked-attacked-woman-police/

Not the ideal method of seeking asylum, but under this admin, who knows?

Ask Hitlary Clinton, Bergdahl or all the illegals who have committed crimes in, or in service to, the US

He is German!
Doubt he needs to seek Asylum!