For four years prior to that, she had been using a Stradivarius, the 1716 Booth, on loan from Nippon Music Foundation, an instrument that had previously belonged to Iona Brown.
Cu patru ani înainte de aceasta, ea a folosit un Stradivarius, 1716 Booth, împrumutat de la Fundația Niponă de Muzică, un instrument care a aparținut violonistei Iona Brown.