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The Strad Calendar 2025: Canada’s crème de la crème

2024-09-20T09:02:00

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The Strad Calendar 2025 celebrates the work of the Canada Council for the Arts, which has been matching players with fine instruments for 40 years. Christian Lloyd takes a look at the collection’s highlights

Established in 1957, the Canada Council for the Arts is the country’s public arts funder. Through its programme of grants, services, prizes and payments, it supports and promotes the nation’s arts scene both across Canada and internationally. The jewel in its crown is its Musical Instrument Bank (MIB), an initiative whereby the Canada Council administers three-year loans of fine instruments and bows to classical musicians via a competition…

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