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The Ex-Marsick Stradivarius of 1715 is a violin named after Belgian violinist and teacher Martin Pierre Marsick (1847–1924), who owned the instrument made by Antonio Stradivari of Cremona. The instrument, valued at approximately $8 million USD,[1] was purchased in 1999 by David L. Fulton who loaned it to violinist James Ehnes, who bought it from Fulton a decade later.[2]
At a pre-concert talk at Colston Hall in Bristol, England, on 28 November 2005, James Ehnes took pains to differentiate the instrument he was playing from that played by David Oistrakh.[citation needed] Ehnes was playing a 1715 Stradivarius formerly owned by Marsick, while Oistrakh played the Marsick Stradivarius of 1705.
- ^ Hunt, Stephen (2 April 2013). "Violinist James Ehnes sold on the sound, not the price of his $8 million violin". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Fishman, Elly (2023-01-17). "The Man Who Fixes the World's Finest Violins". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-30.