James Ehnes shares his loves for strings and sports cars

By Lucy Cormack
Updated October 16 2014 - 12:13pm, first published 11:50am
Fast cars, old Strads: Passions collide for Canadian violinist James Ehnes.  Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Fast cars, old Strads: Passions collide for Canadian violinist James Ehnes. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Fast cars, old Strads: Passions collide for Canadian violinist James Ehnes.  Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Fast cars, old Strads: Passions collide for Canadian violinist James Ehnes. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Fast cars, old Strads: Passions collide for Canadian violinist James Ehnes.  Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Fast cars, old Strads: Passions collide for Canadian violinist James Ehnes. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Fast cars, old Strads: Passions collide for Canadian violinist James Ehnes.  Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Fast cars, old Strads: Passions collide for Canadian violinist James Ehnes. Photo: Dallas Kilponen

There are some obvious similarities between a 1715 Stradivarius violin and a 1979 Ferrari GTS: their shared Italian origin and their breathtaking price.

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