ello ▁craft ed ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 4 ▁by ▁Italian ▁l uth ier ▁Antonio ▁Str ad ivari ▁of ▁C rem ona . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁cell ist ▁Leo ▁Stern ▁in ▁the ▁premi ere ▁of ▁Anton ín ▁D vo ř ák ' s ▁C ello ▁Con cer to ▁in ▁B ▁minor ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁ ▁Not ed ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁K yd - S tern ▁are ▁its ▁names akes , ▁General ▁K yd ▁and ▁Leo ▁Stern , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Lord ▁Am her st ▁of ▁H ack ney , ▁W . E . ▁Hill ▁& ▁S ons ▁and ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁V u illaume . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Stern ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁the ▁General ▁K yd ▁was ▁val ued ▁at ▁US $ 6 , 0 0 0 ; ▁its ▁current ▁value ▁is ▁US $ 9 . 5   mill ion . ▁ ▁This ▁c ello , ▁currently ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Phil harm onic ▁and ▁played ▁by ▁Robert ▁de M aine , ▁was ▁previously ▁played ▁by ▁Peter ▁St ump f , ▁and ▁was ▁st olen ▁from ▁St ump f ' s ▁por ch ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁General ▁K yd ▁was ▁later ▁recovered ▁after ▁narrow ly ▁esc aping ▁being ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁fancy ▁CD ▁ra ck . ▁The ▁" General ▁K yd " ▁under w ent ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁of ▁rest oration ▁by ▁Rafael