Organizations

Belarusian State Academy of Music

Belarus's leading higher music education institution in Minsk, founded in 1932 as the Belarusian State Conservatory; it trains musicians and advances music scholarship.

Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall is a world-renowned New York City concert venue for classical music, also presenting jazz and popular music. It opened in 1891.

Gewandhaus Orchestra

The Gewandhaus Orchestra is a leading German symphony orchestra based in Leipzig, founded in 1743. It is named for its principal concert hall and is the official orchestra of Leipzig Opera.

Royal Conservatory of The Hague

Dutch conservatory in The Hague, Netherlands, founded in 1826 by decree of King William I. It is especially noted for early music and historical performance training.

State Institute for Art Studies

Russian state research institute in Moscow and a leading national center for the study of Russian and world art. Founded in 1944, it conducts art-historical research and expert work.

Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts

The Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts is Moldova's only state institution for higher arts education, based in Chișinău and established in its current form in 2002.

Imperial Saint Petersburg University

Imperial university in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, founded in 1819 through the renaming and reorganization of the Main Pedagogical Institute.

Lviv National Music Academy

Lviv National Music Academy is a leading state higher music education institution in Lviv, Ukraine. Created in 1939 from merged music schools, it gained national status in 2007.

Moscow Philharmonic Society Music and Drama School

Moscow Philharmonic Society Music and Drama School was a Moscow training institution for musicians and actors, founded in 1883 and active until 1918.

State Conservatory of Uzbekistan

State higher music education institution in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and the oldest conservatory in Central Asia. Founded in 1936, it trains music professionals for the region.

Gnessin Moscow Special Music School

A specialized secondary music school in Moscow, Russia, founded in 1946 and named for the Gnessin music educators. It combines general and professional music education.

Kharkiv Philharmonic

Kharkiv Philharmonic is a philharmonic society in Kharkiv, Ukraine, founded in 1929. It is described as the oldest concert organization in Ukraine.

Moscow Philharmonic Academic Symphony Orchestra

One of Russia's leading symphony orchestras, founded in Moscow in 1951 through the merger of a small symphony orchestra and the Radio Committee's opera orchestra.

New York Philharmonic

The New York Philharmonic is one of the oldest and largest symphony orchestras in the United States. Founded in New York City in 1842, it is a leading classical music ensemble.

R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music

R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music is Ukraine's first professional music school, founded in Kyiv in 1868 to train performers for the city's musical institutions.

Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS)

Russian higher education institution in Moscow and the largest theatre school in Europe. Founded in 1878, it trains specialists across drama, musical theatre, puppetry and stage design.

Russian Musical Society

Russian music education and outreach society founded in Saint Petersburg in 1859. It promoted musical training, concerts, publishing, libraries, scholarships and support for Russian talent.

St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Russia’s oldest symphony orchestra, founded in 1882 and based in St. Petersburg, the orchestra performs at the Shostakovich Philharmonia’s Grand Hall.

Vienna Philharmonic

The Vienna Philharmonic is a Vienna-based Austrian symphony orchestra, regarded as one of the world’s finest. Founded by Otto Nicolai in 1842, it draws players from the Vienna State Opera.

Kazan Conservatory

Kazan Conservatory is a higher music education institution in Kazan, established to train highly qualified teachers, performers, composers, and musicologists for the Middle Volga and Ural regions.

Mussorgsky Saint Petersburg Music College

Mussorgsky Saint Petersburg Music College is a Russian secondary specialized music school in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1926 to train performers, singers and music professionals.

Residentie Orchestra

Residentie Orchestra is a Dutch symphony orchestra based in The Hague. Founded in 1904 by conductor Henri Viotta, it later gained international renown through concerts and recordings.

Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

Theatre Royal, Covent Garden is a London venue for opera and ballet and the home stage of the Royal Opera and Royal Ballet. Founded in 1732, its current building opened in 1858.

Ural State Mussorgsky Conservatory

Federal state conservatory in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Founded in 1934, it was the first higher music school in the Urals, Siberia, and the Far East.

Bavarian State Opera

German opera company in Munich, founded in 1653. Based at the National Theatre, it stages nearly 350 opera and ballet performances a year with the Bavarian State Ballet.

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Lomonosov Moscow State University is a major public research university in Moscow, Russia, founded in 1755 and offering programs across science, the humanities and other fields.

London Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the United Kingdom's leading symphony orchestras, based in London. Founded in 1932 by Sir Thomas Beecham, it is resident at the Royal Festival Hall.

London Symphony Orchestra

One of the United Kingdom's leading symphony orchestras, founded in London in 1904 as an independent self-governing ensemble. Resident at the Barbican Centre since 1982.

National Opera of Ukraine

National Opera of Ukraine is the country’s largest music theater, based in Kyiv. Founded in 1867, it stages opera and ballet at the Taras Shevchenko National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.

Royal Academy of Music

Royal Academy of Music is a conservatory in London and the United Kingdom's oldest higher music institution. Founded in 1822, it has been part of the University of London since 1999.

Sibelius Academy

Sibelius Academy is Finland’s principal music university in Helsinki and one of Europe’s largest. Founded in 1882, it became part of the University of the Arts Helsinki in 2012.

Alfred Cortot Normal School of Music

A private French conservatory in Paris, founded in 1919. Named for pianist Alfred Cortot, it educates around 800 music students annually.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is a leading American symphony orchestra, founded in Chicago in 1890. Counted among the “Big Five,” it is known for its powerful brass sound and choir.

Cologne University of Music and Dance

The Cologne University of Music and Dance is Europe’s largest conservatory, founded in Cologne, Germany, in 1850, with departments also in Aachen and Wuppertal.

E. Coca Secondary Special Music School

E. Coca Secondary Special Music School was Moldova's only special music school for gifted children in Chișinău, founded in 1945 and divided into two music lyceums in 1990.

Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory

Leading higher music institution in Almaty, Kazakhstan, founded in 1944. It trains professional musicians through performance, research, and concert programs.

Moldavian Philharmonic

Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatory

Russian conservatory in Nizhny Novgorod, founded in 1946. It is a major center of musical culture in Russia and trains performers, conductors, composers and musicologists.

Odessa State Music Lyceum named after Professor P. S. Stolyarsky

Music lyceum in Odesa, Ukraine, founded in 1933 by violin pedagogue Pyotr Stolyarsky as the first specialized Soviet music school for gifted children.

People's Conservatory

A public music education institution that spread musical knowledge through lessons, concerts, and lectures; unlike a regular conservatory, it did not train professional performers.

Rotterdam Conservatory

Dutch conservatory in Rotterdam, founded in 1930 through the merger of local music schools. It is noted for the study and teaching of world music.

Serge Rachmaninoff Conservatory of Paris

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

Society for the Promotion of Music

The Society for the Promotion of Music is a Dutch organization founded in Amsterdam in 1829 to advance music culture. It now administers funds, awards grants and scholarships, and occasionally commissions compositions.

ArtEZ Conservatory

One of the Netherlands' nine conservatories, ArtEZ Conservatory is part of the ArtEZ University of the Arts, with campuses in Zwolle, Arnhem and Enschede.

Berlin State Opera

Berlin State Opera, also called the State Opera Unter den Linden, is one of Germany's oldest and largest opera houses. Founded in 1742, it is located on Berlin's Unter den Linden.

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Leading American symphony orchestra based in Boston, founded in 1881 with support from patron Henry Lee Higginson. It is traditionally counted among the U.S. "Big Five".

Central Music School – Academy of Performing Arts

Moscow's Central Music School – Academy of Performing Arts is a specialist school for gifted children, combining general education with eleven-year professional music training.

Dr. Hoch's Conservatory

Dr. Hoch's Conservatory is a conservatory in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, founded in 1878 through the bequest of Joseph Hoch. It offers higher education in music pedagogy and performance.