Organizations

Paris Symphony Orchestra

The Paris Symphony Orchestra was a French orchestra active in Paris from 1928 to 1938, founded with support from the Baroness de Polignac and Coco Chanel.

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People's Stage at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz

A Berlin theater founded in 1890 by the Free People's Stage association, the People's Stage presents dramatic productions at its historic Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz venue.

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Petrozavodsk State Conservatory

The Petrozavodsk State Conservatory is a higher music education institution in Petrozavodsk, Russia, founded in 1967 to educate and train musicians.

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Pomor State Philharmonic

Pomor State Philharmonic is a cultural institution in Arkhangelsk, Russia, founded in 1937. It presents concerts, including classical and organ music, in its main and chamber halls.

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Prague State Opera

Prague State Opera is one of the Czech Republic's leading opera houses, presenting opera and ballet in Prague. Founded in 1883 as the New German Theatre, it focuses on international repertoire.

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Prince Claus Conservatoire

A Dutch conservatoire in Groningen and one of nine in the Netherlands. Part of Hanze University of Applied Sciences, it provides professional music education.

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Pyatnitsky Russian Folk Choir

The Pyatnitsky Russian Folk Choir is a State Academic ensemble founded in Moscow in 1911, presenting Russian folk songs through choral singing, dance and instrumental performance.

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Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel

Belgian academy in Waterloo for the advanced artistic training of young musicians, founded in 1939 by Queen Elisabeth of Belgium and Eugène Ysaÿe.

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Rachmaninoff Conservatory of Paris

Private conservatory in Paris, founded in 1923 by emigre professors from the Petrograd and Moscow conservatories. It teaches music in Russian and French.

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Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Dutch symphony orchestra based in Hilversum and part of the Netherlands Broadcasting Music Foundation. Founded in 1945, it performs for the national public broadcasting system.

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Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra based in Rochester, New York, founded in 1922 with support from inventor and businessman George Eastman.

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Romanian National Opera Cluj-Napoca

Romanian state opera and ballet company in Cluj-Napoca, founded in 1919. It is housed with the Lucian Blaga National Theatre in a protected historic building.

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Rondane Quartet

Dutch four-piano ensemble founded in 2002, specializing in performances of Simeon ten Holt’s works for four grand pianos. It disbanded in 2022.

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Rossini Conservatory

The Rossini Conservatory is a state music conservatory in Pesaro, Italy, founded in 1882 as a music lyceum in composer Gioachino Rossini’s hometown.

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Rostock People's Theatre

Rostock's municipal theatre in Germany presents drama, opera, ballet, dance and puppetry, alongside orchestral concerts by the North German Philharmonic Rostock.

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Rostov State Pedagogical University

A state teacher-training university in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, founded in 1931. It became the Pedagogical Institute of Southern Federal University in 2006.

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Royal Albert Hall

Major concert hall in South Kensington, London, opened by Queen Victoria in 1871 and named for Prince Albert. It is internationally known as the home of the Proms.

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Royal Christian Oratorio Society Excelsior

Amsterdam choir founded in 1885 as an evangelical choir. It has held royal status since 1925 and is known for performing Bach’s St Matthew Passion at the Concertgebouw.

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Royal College of Music

The Royal College of Music is a British higher music education institution in London, United Kingdom, founded in 1882 to educate and train students in music.

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Royal Danish Academy of Music

The Royal Danish Academy of Music is Denmark’s oldest conservatory, founded in Copenhagen in 1867 by composers J. P. E. Hartmann and Niels Gade to train musicians.

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Royal Festival Hall

Royal Festival Hall is a concert, dance and events venue in London, part of the Southbank Centre. Opened in 1951 for the Festival of Britain, it hosts major orchestras.

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Royal Flemish Opera

Antwerp's independent city opera, established in 1907 in a neo-Baroque theatre. It merged with the Royal Opera of Ghent in 1981 to form Opera for Flanders.

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Royal Theatre Carré

A neoclassical theatre on the Amstel in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded by Oscar Carré in 1887. It presents musicals, pop concerts, music, drama and cabaret.

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Russian National Youth Symphony Orchestra

The Russian National Youth Symphony Orchestra is a Moscow-based training orchestra founded in 2018, bringing young musicians together for performance and study with leading artists.

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Russian State University for the Humanities

The Russian State University for the Humanities is a public university in Moscow, founded in 1991 to educate students across the humanities and social sciences.

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Ryazan Music College named after G. and A. Pirogov

Music college in Ryazan, Russia, tracing its history to 1919. It trains performers, music teachers, conductors, and specialists in vocal, folk, and popular music.

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Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra was a German symphony orchestra based in Saarbrücken, founded in 1937 and associated with public radio and television broadcasting.

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Saint Gabriel Kutaisi Theological Seminary

Georgian Orthodox secondary seminary in Kutaisi, opened in 1894 to train clergy for western Georgia and revived in 1995 under the name of Saint Gabriel.

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Saint Petersburg Music House

Saint Petersburg Music House is a cultural institution under Russia’s Ministry of Culture, established in 2006. Its soloists perform in St Petersburg and elsewhere.

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Saint Petersburg State Ballet on Ice

Saint Petersburg State Ballet on Ice is a Russian touring company founded in 1967, performing classical ballet productions on theatrical ice stages with figure skating.

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Sakha Opera and Ballet Theatre

State opera and ballet theatre in Yakutsk, Russia. It traces its seasons from 1971 and stages Sakha, Russian and world opera and ballet repertoire.

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San Francisco Symphony

The San Francisco Symphony is a leading American classical orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1911, it regularly premieres works by John Adams.

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Santa Cecilia Conservatory

The Santa Cecilia Conservatory is a prominent state music college in Rome, Italy, founded as a music lyceum in 1870 and providing advanced musical training.

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Saratov Academic Opera and Ballet Theater

Opera and ballet theater in Saratov, Russia, founded in 1875. It stages classical and contemporary productions and hosts the international Sobinov Music Festival.

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Scala Theatre

The Scala Theatre was a Jewish Yiddish-language theatre in Warsaw and one of the city's best-known prewar stages, also providing a venue for Jewish cabaret companies.

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School of Fine Arts

The School of Fine Arts was an art school in Warsaw, founded in 1844 to teach architecture, sculpture and painting; it became the Academy of Fine Arts in 1932.

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School of Music and Performing Arts

A music and theatre school in Porto, Portugal, part of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, offering bachelor's and master's training for performers, composers and conductors.

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Sergei Prokofiev Donetsk Music College

Music college in Donetsk, Ukraine, founded in 1935. It provides secondary professional music education and trains performers, choir leaders, accompanists and music teachers.

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Shadow Theatre, Moscow

Shadow Theatre is a Moscow-based theater of shadow puppetry and mixed forms, founded in 1988. It presents experimental productions combining puppetry, drama and music.

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Shanghai Conservatory of Music

Shanghai Conservatory of Music is China's first higher music institution, founded in Shanghai in 1927. It provides music education, research and performance training.

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Shostakovich Opera Ballet

Shostakovich Opera Ballet is an academic opera and ballet theater in Samara, Russia, founded in 1931, with a repertoire spanning classical and contemporary works.

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Simferopol Music College named after Pyotr Tchaikovsky

The Simferopol Music College named after Pyotr Tchaikovsky is a vocational music school in Crimea, founded in 1910 at the Russian Musical Society and a centre for classical music.

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Sistine Chapel

The Sistine Chapel is a former papal chapel in Vatican City, built in 1473–1481. Now a museum and major Renaissance monument, it also hosts papal conclaves.

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Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv Secondary Specialized Music Boarding School

A boarding and children's music school in Lviv, Ukraine, providing specialist music and general secondary education. Founded in 1939, it is named for soprano Solomiya Krushelnytska.

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South Yakut Technological College

South Yakut Technological College is a technical college in Yakutia, Russia. It provides vocational and professional education in technological and applied fields.

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Southern Netherlands Opera

A professional opera company in Limburg, Netherlands, established around 1951 under the Limburg Opera Foundation and active until its bankruptcy in 1971.

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Soyuzmultfilm

Soyuzmultfilm is a historic Soviet and Russian animation studio in Moscow, founded in 1936. It produces animated films and is known for works in the canon of world animation.

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Stanković Music School

Stanković Music School is one of Belgrade's oldest music education institutions, founded in 1911 under King Peter I's patronage and named for Kornelije Stanković.

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