Violinist Clara-Jumi Kang has received the long-term use of the 1702 ‘Thunis’ Stradivarius, once owned by the widow of Eugène Ysaye.
The loan was made by Kia Motors, for whom Kang now acts as a Global Ambassador. She discovered the instrument on a visit to the London dealers Beare’s.
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