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Nomura Cultural Foundation

Nomura Cultural Foundation

The Nomura Cultural Foundation was established in May 1990 to support the development of talent and international exchange in the field of music and the fine arts, with a view to achieving true mutual understanding in the international community.

Support for the Arts and Cultural Activities - Grants to around 100 projects annually

The Nomura Cultural Foundation provides grants to young artists and musicians, as well as support for performances, exhibitions and symposiums aimed at promoting international exchange of artistic culture. (Support was provided to 59 artistic events and 49 musical events in fiscal 2006)

International Student Scholarship Program (approximately 20 scholarships annually)

The Nomura Cultural Foundation grants scholarships to promising foreign exchange students who will bridge the distance between Japan and their home countries in line with the Foundation's aim of achieving genuine mutual understanding in the international community. Scholarships are awarded to foreign postgraduate exchange students at Japanese universities specializing in either the social sciences or humanities. Since 1991, 160 scholarships have been awarded and recipients are active in their respective fields in either Japan or their home countries.

The Nomura Prize at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music

The Nomura Cultural Foundation selects exceptional works by doctoral students for purchase and storage at the University Art Museum, with the aim of supporting promising young artists, enhancing the Museums collection and further promoting education and research.

Pacific Music Festival (PMF)

Pacific Music FestivalThe Pacific Music Festival is an international music education festival that has been held since 1990. The Festival was conceived by the late Leonard Bernstein, one of the most famous musicians of the 20th Century. Nomura Group and The Nomura Cultural Foundation support the Festival's aim of developing global music culture by fostering young musicians, and have been the Festival's special corporate supporters from its inception. Between 7 July and 1 August 2007, 116 music academy students who had been selected through auditions from 21 cities around the world gathered in Sapporo for the 18th Pacific Music Festival. Under the direction of a team of top-class instructors, the group held concerts in cities throughout Hokkaido as well as in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. In 1999, along with other supporting companies, Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. received the Mecenat Award for Outstanding Promotion of the Arts from the Association for Corporate Support of the Arts.

• Pacific Music Festival Website

Mariinsky Opera 2008

Mariinsky Opera 2008Nomura Group has the great honor of being the special sponsor of the 2008 performances in Japan of Mariinsky Opera, the most prestigious opera house in Russia.

Nomura Gallery in the National Gallery of Australia

Contributions from Nomura Group to the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra in 1990 led to the creation of a Nomura corner. It has since hosted a variety of events, serving as a venue offering the local community greater exposure to works of art.