▁disease ▁and ▁suffering ▁for ▁those ▁around ▁Anna . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁or phan age , ▁the ▁viol in ▁comes ▁into ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁Kas par ▁We iss , ▁a ▁young ▁but ▁brilliant ▁viol in ▁pro dig y . ▁The ▁mon ks ▁at ▁the ▁or phan age ▁ask ▁a ▁viol in ▁instruct or , ▁P ous sin , ▁to ▁adopt ▁the ▁boy ▁to ▁further ▁his ▁development . ▁P ous sin ▁brings ▁We iss ▁and ▁the ▁viol in ▁to ▁Vienna . ▁They ▁learn ▁that ▁Prince ▁Mann sf eld ▁is ▁visit ing ▁Vienna ▁and ▁is ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁pro dig y ▁to ▁accomp any ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁Pr uss ia , ▁prom ising ▁a ▁gener ous ▁reward . ▁P ous sin ▁puts ▁We iss ▁through ▁a ▁strict ▁practice ▁reg imen . ▁However , ▁the ▁reg im ens ▁and ▁" P ous sin ▁Meter " ▁( a ▁primitive ▁met ron ome ) ▁take ▁a ▁to ll ▁on ▁We iss ' ▁heart ▁defect . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁rec ital , ▁as ▁he ▁starts ▁playing , ▁We iss ' s ▁heart ▁gives ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁stress ▁and ▁he ▁col laps es , ▁dead . ▁ ▁We iss ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁or phan age ▁he ▁grew ▁up ▁in . ▁When ▁P ous sin ▁inqu ires ▁about ▁the ▁viol in , ▁the ▁mon ks ▁explain ▁that ▁they ▁buried ▁it ▁with ▁We iss . ▁The ▁viol in ▁is ▁later ▁st olen ▁by ▁grave ▁ro bb ers ▁trav elling ▁in ▁a ▁gy ps y ▁process ion , ▁who ▁take ▁it