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About Instrument Loan Project

Nippon Music Foundation launched the Instrument Loan Project in 1994 to make greater contributions towards the field of classical music. The Foundation has now come to own 21 instruments made by Antonio Stradivari and Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù and loans them gratis to young promising musicians and internationally active musicians regardless of their nationalities.


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Application for Instrument Loan 2026


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Other
Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition
Since 1997, Nippon Music Foundation has loaned the Stradivarius 1708 Violin "Huggins" to the Grand Prize winners of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium held in Brussels.

Conditions and Notes for Instrument Loan Application


Loan Agreement
1．
The instrument player is required to sign the Loan Agreement_PDF.png with the Nippon Music Foundation.
If the instrument player is under 20 years of age, the legal guardian is required to sign the Loan Agreement (under 20)_PDF.png together with the instrument player.
2．
The loan instrument shall be designated by the Foundation.
3．
The collection and return of the loaned instrument must, in principle, take place at the Nippon Music Foundation office in Tokyo, and must be carried out by the instrument player in person.
If the instrument player is under 20 years of age, both the instrument player and the legal guardian must be present.
All related expenses such as travel and accommodation shall be borne by the instrument player.
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The loaned instrument must undergo a condition check every three months at one of the Foundation's designated workshops (a total of eight locations in Japan, Europe, and the United States).
All related expenses such as travel and accommodation shall be borne by the instrument player.
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The instrument player must handle the instrument appropriately in accordance with the Foundation's instructions. Guideline_PDF.png

ATA Carnet
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When taking the loaned instrument outside of Japan, the instrument player must complete customs procedures using the ATA Carnet*.
The instrument must be brought back to Japan within the one-year validity period of the ATA Carnet.
If the loan period exceeds one year, a new ATA Carnet will be issued.
All related expenses, such as travel and accommodation, shall be borne by the instrument player.
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When using the ATA Carnet, the instrument player must sign the Memorandum for the ATA Carnet_PDF.png with the Nippon Music Foundation. If the instrument player is under 20 years of age, the legal guardian shall sign the Memorandum for the ATA Carnet (under 20)_PDF.png (for instrument players under 20 years of age) together with the instrument player.
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There are restrictions on the countries to which the loaned instrument may be brought.
*Note: The ATA Carnet is an international customs document that provides duty and tax free customs clearance for temporary imports of professional goods into foreign countries based on the A.T.A. Convention.
STEP 1 2 3

STEP.1Application

Please read the following "Application Guideline" carefully and submit the application materials to the Foundation.

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Attachments *All materials must be in English
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Two Recommendation Letters
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Three Audiovisual Recordings (see the list of repertoire and details in the Application Guideline)
3．
Biography
4．
Schedule for the Past One Year and the Next One Year
5．
Performance Repertoire
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Photograph and Photo Credit
7．
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Send to   Nippon Music Foundation  Email loan@nmf.or.jp

STEP.2Screening (Instrument Loan Committee)

The Instrument Loan Committee is responsible for selecting recipients of the instruments. The Committee is composed of members representing Europe, the United States and Asia.

【Evaluation Rules】
An Instrument Loan Committee member shall not take part in the evaluation process of an applicant for whom they have written a Recommendation Letter or have instructed within the past two years.

Members

Count Yvan de Launoit President of The Queen Elisabeth Competition, Belgium
Mari Fujiwara Cellist
Sir Clive Gillinson, CBE Executive and Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall
Koichiro Harada Violinist, Specially Appointed Professor at Toho Gakuen School of Music
and Tokyo College of Music, Faculty at the Manhattan School of Music
Shinichiro Ikebe Composer
Kim Kashkashian Violist, Professor of Chamber Music at New England Conservatory of Music, Artistic Director Music for Food
Ida Kavafian
 Violinist, Violist,
Nina von Maltzahn Chair in Violin Studies at The Curtis Institute of Music
Jonathan Nott Conductor
Dmitry Sitkovetsky Violinist, Conductor, Arranger
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STEP.3Results

A written notification will be sent to the applicant.

Procedure After Loan Approval


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Contact
Email loan@nmf.or.jp

9:00〜17:00（Mon-Fri）
TEL +81-(0)3-6229-5566

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