Talents & Violon'celles supports musicians by lending them an instrument that will allow them to develop their full potential: to pursue their studies in the best conditions, to participate in international competitions, to start and develop a career.
Thanks to the support of institutional or private patrons, Talents & Violon'celles endowment fund, recognized as being of general interest, promotes instrumental and musical heritage and manages a collection of instruments from the finest lutherie.
Key figures for Talents & Violon'celles
2010
Création de
Talents & Violon'celles
145
instruments sous gestion (violons, altos, violoncelles, violes de gambe...)
130
mécènes qui prêtent, donnent, financent un instrument ou soutiennent un projet.
39
construits à
notre initiative
16
musiciens en attente
d’un prêt
3
instruments en cours
de fabrication
Established in 2010
140 instruments under management (violins, violas, cellos, violas da gamba...)
including 39 built on its own initiative
3 instruments currently being manufactured
16 musicians awaiting a loan
130 patrons (institutional or private)
who lend, donate, finance an instrument or support a project.
Date of update: March 2026
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Loans that change the lives of musicians
Talents & Violon'celles is the only French organization that offers such a wide selection of instruments, and this is widely known. Our reputation and professionalism reassure and motivate people, and loan requests pour in.
This viola by Patrick Robin is a relief for me. Its deep, mellow, and unique timbre gives me confidence and comfort. It allows me to go much further in all the repertoire I undertake. In particular, I am working on the viola's wide tonal range.
and I am deepening my understanding of the instrument's technique in good conditions.
Gaëtane Régis-Terrel
Student at the CNSMDP
The loan of this 1708 cello gives me the opportunity to advance my career. It was the right time to let go of my modern cello, which was limiting me. This Pieter Rombouts has had a long life; you can feel it in the depth of its sound, in its resonance: it will give me more freedom.
I plan to record solo sonatas with it; this will be my way of thanking and promoting Talents & Violon'celles.
Antoine Touche
Cellist in the continuo section of Pygmalion-choir and orchestra, founder and co-director of the baroque ensemble L'Escadron Volant de la Reine.
I play a left-handed cello, which is extremely rare, and I owe it to Talents & Violon'celles, who organized the making of this instrument in 2019. It's a copy of an 18th-century Italian cello that was exhibited at the Philharmonie de Paris. No fewer than five luthiers crafted it during the Grange de Meslay Festival. This cello allowed me to enter the Paris Conservatory (CNSMDP). I am very grateful to Talents & Violon'celles, without whom this would not have been possible.
Soni Siecinski
Student at the CNSMDP
Talents & Violon'celles supports talent
far beyond simply lending instruments
