- Date of Establishment
Chairman
Supervisory Government
Department - March 23, 1974
Katsuji Ebisawa
Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
- Date of Establishment
- March 23, 1974
- Chairman
- Katsuji Ebisawa
- Supervisory Government
- Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Introduction
Nippon Music Foundation was established in 1974 with the objective to "enhance music culture" in Japan. In 1994, the Foundation started the "Instrument Loan Project" through which the Foundation has strived to make international contributions by loaning the top quality stringed instruments acquired by the Foundation. The Foundation now owns 21 string instruments (15 Stradivarius violins, 1 viola, 3 cellos and 2 Guarneri del Gesu violins), and as the custodian of these world cultural assets, maintains them for future generations and loans them gratis to young promising musicians and internationally active musicians regardless of their nationalities.
The Foundation organizes numerous concerts worldwide to provide opportunities for many people to fully enjoy the timbre of the superb instruments. One of the Foundation's symbolic concert series "Encounter with Stradivari" features more than 10 Stradivarius instruments and their players.
The Foundation also provides grants to musical projects with a public interest purpose to enhance musical culture. These projects are determined based on the selection of the Grant Project Committee.
The Foundation's activities are made possible by the generous support of The Nippon Foundation.
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Brochure of Nippon Music Foundation
Trustees and Counselors
Trustees
as of 25 June 2024- Chairman
Katsuji Ebisawa
| Managing Director | Tamio Kano | |
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| Trustees | Reiko Ishikawa | |
| Seiji Choki | Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo
Music Critic |
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| Toshihiko Fukui | President of the Canon Institute for Global Studies | |
| Shinichiro Ito | Senior Advisor of ANA Holdings INC. | |
| Izumi Kadono | President of The Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research | |
| Junko Kawamura | Honorary Researcher of National Institute for Educational Policy Research Senior Advisor of Japan Arts Council |
Ichiro Nodaira | Composer, Pianist President of Tokyo College of Music |
Kazuhiko Sawa | Violinist, President of Foundation for Cultural Heritage and Art Research |
| Auditors | Yasuhiro Ishikura | Executive Director of The Japan Science Society |
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| Sadahiko Yoshimura | Certified Public Accountant |
Counselors
| Naoki Aikawa | Professor Emeritus at Keio University | |
| Hiroaki Fujii | Advisor to The Japan Foundation | |
| Yuichi Iwano | President & CEO of Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha Ltd. Music Journalist |
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| Yayoi Komatsu | Director of The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |
| Yoko Makino | Professor Emeritus at Seijo University | |
| Noriko Murakami | Movie Producer, Writer | |
| Takeju Ogata | President of The Nippon Foundation | |
| Takafumi Sato | Former Commissioner of Financial Services Agency | |
| Miyuki Shiraishi | Musicologist, Music Critic Professor at Musashino Art University |
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| Mai Yoshino | Trustee of Musée Ando à Karuizawa NHK Radio French Language Course Lecturer |
Access
The Nippon Zaidan Bld.5F, 1-2-2, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0052, Japan
TEL 03-6229-5566 FAX 03-6229-5570
