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Marsick Stradivarius

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TheEx-Marsick Stradivariusof 1715 is aviolinnamed afterBelgianviolinist and teacherMartin Pierre Marsick(1847–1924), who owned the instrument made byAntonio StradivariofCremona.The instrument, valued at approximately $8 million USD,[1]was purchased in 1999 byDavid L. Fultonwho loaned it to violinistJames Ehnes,who bought it from Fulton a decade later.[2]

At a pre-concert talk atColston HallinBristol,England,on 28 November 2005,James Ehnestook pains to differentiate the instrument he was playing from that played byDavid Oistrakh.[citation needed]Ehnes was playing a 1715 Stradivarius formerly owned by Marsick, while Oistrakh played theMarsick Stradivariusof 1705.

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  1. ^Hunt, Stephen (2 April 2013)."Violinist James Ehnes sold on the sound, not the price of his $8 million violin".Calgary Herald.Retrieved11 March2016.
  2. ^Fishman, Elly (2023-01-17)."The Man Who Fixes the World's Finest Violins".Chicago Magazine.Retrieved2023-01-30.