The Foundation owns nine historical highly valued instruments: five violins, two violas, and two cellos. The collection also includes a third cello from 1989.
The Foundation has supported music performance for nearly 35 years by lending its highly valued musical instruments to talented young musicians. Featured in many recordings and winning entries in international competitions, these unique instruments have, above all, provided several young musicians with career-building opportunities.
A group of experts selects the musicians to whom the instruments are lent, based not only on their previous achievements but also on their ambitious future plans. The instruments are lent for an average of 3–4 years, and applications for available instruments are usually accepted in October. The application period is announced in newspapers and on social media.
Instruments and their holders
- Violin, Antonio Stradivarius (1702), Albert Sahlström
- Violin, Carlo Antonio Testore (1730), Lotus Tinat
- Violin, Charles Gaillard (1867), Sanni Talvitie
- Violin, Pierre & Hippolyte Silvestre (1843), Iidamari Ahonen
- Violin, Ferdinandus Gagliano (1767), Emil Hartikainen
- Viola, Leonhard Maussiell (1722), Gisem Güllu
- Viola, Joannes Florenus Guidantus (1737), Charlotta Westerback
- Cello, Giovanni Grancino (1698), Beata Antikainen
- Cello, Nicholas Lupot (1795), Maria Morfin Venäläinen
- Cello, John Terry (1989), Noora Attila
