Martin Pierre Marsick
Belgian musician (1847-1924)
Martin Pierre Marsick (1847–1924), was a Belgian violinist, organist, singer, composer and teacher. Marsick was the owner of the Marsick Stradivarius.
Early life and education
Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick was born on 9 March 1847α in Jupille (part of present-day Liège) to Pierre Joseph Marsick, a Tinsmith, and Anne Marie Bevers. At the time of his birth, Marsick was the youngest of 5 children and by 1868 was one of 18 children. Through his brother Louis François, Marsick was the uncle of the Belgian composer and conductor Armand Marsick. As a child Marsick was a member of the choir at St. Martin's Basilica in Liège, and was a member of the choir school at Liège Cathedral.
Education
On 2 December 1854, Marsick enrolled at the Royal Conservatory of Liège, where he studied music composition, piano and the organ alongside the violin. Marsick would study violin under Rodolphe Massart, Auguste Dupont and from 1857 onwards with Désiré Heynberg. In 1865, Marsick graduated with the Premier Prix in violin, a shared Second Prix in the organ and the Médaille en vermeil, the highest distinction for “exceptional merit”.
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