Järnåker Foundation
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Erik Järnåkers fond i Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien, abbreviated to Järnåkerfonden or The Järnåker Foundation, is a fund which arises from donations by Erik Järnåker. The fund is managed by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
String Instrument Fund
The foundation consists of two parts.
The first part, the String Instrument Fund, was set up following a donation in 1979. This fund has a large number of high-quality string instruments, which are placed at the disposal of prominent Swedish musicians.[1][2]
Saltö Foundation
The second part, the Saltö Foundation, originally owned a farm with five log houses on Saltö in Bohuslän, a facility intended for the recreation and artistic activities of composers, musicians and music educators. In accordance with the founder's instructions, the farm was sold when it became financially impossible for the foundation to continue running it, and the proceeds were used for a scholarship fund. From this, disbursements have been made annually since 2008, in accordance with Järnåker's wishes, for scholarships, partly to students at Swedish music academies, and partly to chamber music composers.[2]