Instrument Trusts

Below is a list of all the musicians who have received string instruments through Nigel Brown's Syndicated Instrument Trusts, along with a list of future projects.

Please contact Emily Smith at instrument.schemes@gmail.com if you would like further information about any of the Instrument Trusts.

Past schemes

Nigel Kennedy - ‘La Cathedrale’ Stradivari vioin, ‘Lafont’ del Gesu violin
Krysia Osostowicz - Gofriller violin
Lyn Fletcher - Peter of Mantua Guarneri violin, 1685
Lorraine McAslan - Bergonzi violin, 1744
Jacqueline Ross - A Amati violin
Daniel Bell - N Amati violin
Christopher Warren-Green - Guarneri violin
Matthew Trusler - Guadagnini violin
Stephen Bryant - Pressanda violin
Sophie Till - Italian violin
Steven Isserlis - Montagnana cello
Matthew Barley - JC Gigli cello

Current schemes

Matthew Trusler - Stradivari violin, ‘The Wooldridge’
Gabrielle Lester - Rugeri violin
Jennifer Pike - Gofriller violin
Lawrence Power - Brenzi viola (and Joseph Henry bow)
John Metcalfe - Ceruti viola
Natalie Clein - ‘The Simpson’ Guadagnini cello, 1777
Jonathan Cohen - Guarneri cello
Jamie Walton - Guarneri cello, 1712
Graham Mitchell - Italian double bass, c.1750, attr. Testore family
Madeleine Easton - Grancino violin
Kate Gould - Testore cello
Helen Kruger - Gagliano violin
Alda Dizdari - Dominique Peccatte bow