Where a rare Stradivarius violin is concerned, no matter how far away a listener may be, the soft sound of the violin reaches out and whispers to the listener's ears. If you close your eyes and listen to the sound of a Stradivarius being played and a regular violin being played, the difference in quality of sound is readily apparent. Once you recognize this difference exists, the only way to improve upon this difference in quality is to obtain a violinist who is equally qualified. Where a superior instrument is concerned, a superior musician is the norm. The playing of such an instrument by a skilled musician allows the musician to grow and excel in his field. Keeping this in mind, for those who are not talented, this deficiency in skill will become apparent to all who listen.
Yet the amount of rare instruments still in existance are limited, and obtaining one of these rare instruments is invariably a very difficult task. Talented and forthcoming musicians are given the opportunity to borrow a rare Stradivarius violin through a program known as the ''Forval Scholarship Program''.
In addition, through the kindness and warm support of Proffesor Brainin, the foundation has obtained the equally rare ''Rainville'' violin.
The scholarship conditions apply to all applicants of the program, irrespective of where they come from. Forval's aim and hope is to provide the Jananese audience with the wonderful sound that only a rare instrument can provide, and to make a contribution to the international community.
From Japan to the other parts of the world, the priceless sound of mature, ripe talent reverberates through the air in the same fashion that water rings and wavelets vibrate in the sea.