Organizations

Kremerata Baltica

Kremerata Baltica is a chamber orchestra founded by Gidon Kremer in 1997, bringing together young musicians from the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.

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Kronberg Academy

International higher music institution in Kronberg im Taunus, Germany, founded in 1993 to train exceptionally gifted young musicians for solo careers.

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Kyiv Chamber Orchestra

Ukrainian chamber orchestra based in Kyiv, founded in 1963. It has been part of the Kyiv State Philharmonic since 1972 and performs classical and contemporary repertoire.

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Kyivsimfans

Kyivsimfans was a conductorless symphony orchestra founded in Kyiv in 1926 on the model of Moscow’s Persimfans. It gave about twenty concerts before ceasing to exist in 1929.

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Kyrgyz National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater

Bishkek’s only opera house, the theater presents opera and ballet. Founded in 1926, it moved into its purpose-built theater in 1955.

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Kyrgyz State University of Culture and Arts named after B. Beishenalieva

A higher education institution in Bishkek, founded in 1967 as the Kyrgyz State Institute of Arts. It trains specialists in music, theatre, cinema, choreography, and other fields of culture and the arts. In 2013, the institute was reorganized into a university

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La Fenice

La Fenice is a historic opera house in Venice, Italy, opened in 1792. It is a major venue for opera and has hosted premieres by composers including Verdi.

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Latvian State Philharmonic

The Latvian State Philharmonic was the largest music institution in Soviet Latvia, founded in 1941 to promote music and organize concerts and tours. It is now defunct.

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Lausanne Opera

Lausanne Opera is an opera house in Lausanne, Switzerland, opened in 1871. Its renovated stage hosts operas from baroque to contemporary works, as well as concerts and ballets.

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Leipzig Opera

Leipzig Opera is a historic opera house in Leipzig, Germany, founded in 1693. It presents opera and ballet, accompanied by the Gewandhaus Orchestra since 1766.

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Lemmens Institute

Leuven institution comprising a secondary arts school and LUCA School of Arts campus for higher education in music, drama and dance, founded in 1879.

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Lenkom Mark Zakharov Theatre

Lenkom Mark Zakharov Theatre is a state drama theater in Moscow, founded in 1927 as the Central Theatre of Working Youth. It presents a varied dramatic repertoire.

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Limburg Symphony Orchestra

The Limburg Symphony Orchestra was one of the Netherlands' oldest professional symphony orchestras, based in Maastricht. Founded in 1883, it merged into Philharmonie Zuidnederland in 2013.

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Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center is a major performing arts and cultural complex in Manhattan, New York City, founded in 1962 and home to leading music, opera, dance, and educational institutions.

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Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre

Lithuania’s national opera and ballet theatre in Vilnius, founded in 1920, presents opera and ballet productions to the public.

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Luigi Cherubini Conservatory

The Luigi Cherubini Conservatory is an Italian music conservatory in Florence, founded in 1849 as the Musical Institute and named for composer Luigi Cherubini in 1910.

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Lviv National Philharmonic

The Lviv National Philharmonic is a national concert institution in Lviv, Ukraine, presenting symphonic and chamber music through several resident orchestras and ensembles.

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Mahler Chamber Orchestra

The Mahler Chamber Orchestra is a Berlin-registered chamber orchestra founded in 1997 by Claudio Abbado and former Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra members.

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Maimonides State Classical Academy

Maimonides State Classical Academy is a state higher education institution in Moscow, Russia, founded in 1992, with programs including music, medicine, mathematics, law, and philology.

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Malmö Symphony Orchestra

The Malmö Symphony Orchestra is a Swedish symphony orchestra based in Malmö. Founded in 1924, it gave its first concert in January 1925.

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Mari State Philharmonic named after Yakov Eshpay

The Mari State Philharmonic is the principal concert organization of the Mari El Republic, based in Yoshkar-Ola. Founded in 1938, it presents concerts by regional ensembles.

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Meininger Theater

German drama theater in Meiningen, founded in 1831. It gained international fame through European tours in 1874-1890 and helped shape modern ensemble staging.

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Minsk State Music College named after M. I. Glinka

One of Belarus’s oldest and most respected music colleges, located in Minsk, it was founded in 1924 and trains performers, conductors and music educators.

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Moscow Children's Variety Theater

Moscow Children's Variety Theater is a children's theater in Moscow's Basmanny District, founded in 1989. It stages variety and musical productions for young performers and audiences.

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Moscow Classical Ballet

Moscow Classical Ballet is a state academic ballet theater based in Moscow, founded in 1966. It presents classical and original works and tours in Russia and abroad.

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Moscow New Opera Symphony Orchestra

New Opera is an opera theater in Moscow, Russia, founded in 1991. Its repertoire spans Russian and Western classics, contemporary opera, and original productions.

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Moscow State Academic Chamber Choir

Moscow State Academic Chamber Choir is a Moscow-based professional choir founded in 1972 by conductor and professor Vladimir Minin, known for Russian sacred and choral music.

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Moscow Theological Academy

The Moscow Theological Academy is the Russian Orthodox Church’s oldest higher education institution in Sergiyev Posad, Russia. Founded in 1814, it trains clergy and theologians.

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Musical Theatre of the Republic of Karelia

The Musical Theatre of the Republic of Karelia is a state theatre in Petrozavodsk, Russia, founded in 1955. Its repertoire spans opera, ballet, operetta and musicals.

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Musical Theatre of the Republic of Karelia

The Musical Theatre of the Republic of Karelia is a state theatre in Petrozavodsk, Russia, founded in 1955. Its repertoire includes opera, ballet, operetta and musicals.

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National Symphony Orchestra of Chile

The National Symphony Orchestra of Chile is a Santiago-based symphony orchestra, established by presidential decree; it gave its first concert there in 1941.

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National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan

The National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan is a symphony orchestra based in Tashkent, officially founded in 1937, with a mission to promote the works of Uzbek composers.

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National University of Music

Public university for music education in Lima, Peru, founded in 1908 as the National Academy of Music and renamed the National University of Music in 2017.

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NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra is a German symphony orchestra and radio ensemble based in Hamburg. Founded in 1945, it performs classical and contemporary music.

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Netherlands Ballet Orchestra

Dutch symphony orchestra and resident partner of the Dutch National Ballet, based at Amsterdam's Music Theatre. It merged into Holland Symfonia in 2002.

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New Orleans Symphony

The New Orleans Symphony was an American symphony orchestra based in New Orleans, founded in 1936 as a community ensemble and disbanded in 1991.

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New Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

The New Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra is a South Korean symphony orchestra based in Seoul, founded in 1991 as a private ensemble devoted to classical music.

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Nikolai Rubinstein Children's School of Arts

A Moscow children's school of arts named for Nikolai Rubinstein. It teaches 428 students in academic and innovative programs and presents frequent concerts.

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Nizhny Novgorod M. A. Balakirev Music College

One of the oldest professional music schools in Russia, founded in 1873 in Nizhny Novgorod. It trains instrumentalists, vocalists, conductors, and music theorists.

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North Netherlands Orchestra

The North Netherlands Orchestra is a Dutch symphony orchestra based in Groningen, formed in 1989 through the merger of two regional orchestras. It performs across the northern provinces.

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Novosibirsk Specialized Music School

Novosibirsk Specialized Music School is a Russian music school founded in 1970 and one of only two directly overseen by the Ministry of Culture, training young musicians in Novosibirsk.

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Odense Symphony Orchestra

The Odense Symphony Orchestra is a Danish symphony orchestra based in Odense, founded in its present form in 1946 and performing at Odense Concert Hall.

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Odessa Theological Seminary

Odessa Theological Seminary is the oldest theological school of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in southern Ukraine. Opened in 1838, it trains clergy and church musicians.

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Opera Forum

Opera Forum was a Dutch touring opera and operetta company founded in Enschede in the 1950s. It maintained its own soloists, chorus, ballet and later an orchestra.

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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

A British symphony orchestra based in London, founded in 1986, specializing chiefly in Baroque and Viennese Classical music performed on period instruments.

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Orenburg State Institute of Arts named after L. and M. Rostropovich

Orenburg State Institute of Arts is a public higher-education institution in Orenburg, Russia, founded in 1997 to train musicians, singers, conductors and theater artists.

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Oslo Philharmonic

The Oslo Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway, founded in 1919. It has performed at Oslo Concert Hall as its main venue since 1977.

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Paris National Conservatory of Music and Dance

The Paris National Conservatory of Music and Dance is a leading French higher education institution for professional training in music and dance.

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