Organizations

Glinka Choral College

The Glinka Choral College is a state music school in St Petersburg, Russia, founded in 1944. It provides general and specialist choral-conducting education for boys.

Grand Theatre – National Opera

Warsaw's national opera house, built to designs by Antonio Corazzi and opened in 1833. It stages opera, ballet, concerts and ceremonial events in two auditoriums.

Karlsruhe University of Music

Karlsruhe University of Music is a German conservatory in Karlsruhe. It traces its origins to 1812 and educates about 550 students in music.

Mannes School of Music

Mannes School of Music is a conservatory in New York City, founded in 1916 by violinist David Mannes. It is part of The New School.

Moscow Art Theatre

Historic drama theatre in Moscow, founded by Konstantin Stanislavski and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko in 1898. It pioneered ensemble-based, realistic stage production.

Moscow Catherine Institute

Moscow Experimental Studio of Electronic Music

Moscow experimental electronic music studio founded in 1966 by engineer and inventor Yevgeny Murzin. Based at the Scriabin Memorial Apartment Museum, it became internationally known.

Mozarteum University Salzburg

Mozarteum University Salzburg is a higher education institution for music and theatre in Salzburg, Austria. Founded in 1841, it is named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Munich Philharmonic

The Munich Philharmonic is one of Munich’s three symphony orchestras. Founded in 1893 as the Kaim Orchestra, it has been based at the Gasteig Philharmonie since 1985.

Mykola Lysenko State Music and Drama Institute

A Kyiv higher arts institution founded in 1918 from Mykola Lysenko's Music and Drama School, training performers, teachers, and arts ensemble leaders until 1934.

National Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov"

National music academy in Sofia, Bulgaria. Founded in 1921, it is a higher education institution for music with programs in composition, conducting, instrumental, vocal, and stage arts.

National Orchestra of France

The National Orchestra of France is Radio France's leading classical orchestra, based at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris and performing internationally.

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine is a leading Ukrainian academic orchestra based in Kyiv. Founded in 1918, it performs classical symphonic repertoire.

New Academy of Music

Berlin higher music education institution founded by Theodor Kullak in 1855. It focused on training pianists and became Germany's largest private music institute.

Osipov National Academic Orchestra of Folk Instruments of Russia

One of Russia's oldest orchestras of folk instruments, founded in Moscow in 1919. It performs Russian folk music and is named for Nikolai Osipov.

Royal College of Music

Royal College of Music is a conservatoire in South Kensington, London, founded by royal charter in 1882. It trains students from undergraduate to doctoral level in Western music.

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is Scotland’s principal symphony orchestra, based in Glasgow. Founded in 1891, it performs across Scotland.

Russian National Orchestra

The Russian National Orchestra is a Moscow classical symphony orchestra founded in 1990 by Mikhail Pletnev. It was the first non-state symphony orchestra of the post-Soviet period.

Russian State Institute of Performing Arts

Russian higher education institution in Saint Petersburg specializing in theater disciplines. Founded in 1779, it is the oldest theater institute in Russia.

Russian State Symphonic Cappella

A Russian symphony orchestra and choir formed in Moscow in 1991 through the merger of the USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra and State Chamber Choir.

Sforzando

Sforzando is a noted ensemble in Kharkiv that brings together leading classical musicians and gives active concerts, promoting classical and contemporary music.

State Artistic Ensembles of Estonia

State Artistic Ensembles of Estonia was a combined creative collective of evacuated Estonian SSR artists based in Yaroslavl during World War II, founded in 1941.

State Institute of Art History

State Institute of Art History was a research and higher education institution in Saint Petersburg, Petrograd, and Leningrad, active from 1912 to 1931.

University of California, Los Angeles

A public research university in Los Angeles, founded in 1919. It is part of the University of California system and is commonly known as UCLA.

University of Music and Performing Arts Munich

The University of Music and Performing Arts Munich is a German higher education institution in Munich, founded in 1846 as a private music institute.

Ural Opera Ballet

Opera and ballet theater in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Founded in 1912, it is one of the country's leading musical stages and performs opera and ballet repertoire.

Vano Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire

Vano Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire is a music higher-education institution in Tbilisi, Georgia. Founded in 1917, it is a center of the country's musical life.

Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Austrian symphony orchestra based at Vienna Konzerthaus since 1913. Founded in 1900 by conductor Ferdinand Löwe, it performs classical music.

Volksoper Vienna

Volksoper Vienna is Vienna's second opera house after the State Opera. Built in 1898, it stages opera, operetta, singspiel, musicals and ballet.

WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne

The WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne is a German radio symphony orchestra based in Cologne, founded in 1927 and noted for its performances of 20th-century music.

Balakirev Nizhny Novgorod Music College

Balakirev Nizhny Novgorod Music College is one of Russia's oldest music schools, founded in 1873. It trains performers, singers, conductors, choreographers, and sound engineers.

Belarusian State Philharmonic

Belarusian philharmonic in Minsk, Belarus, founded in 1937. It presents symphonic, choral and folk music through resident state orchestras, choirs and ensembles.

Berlin Academy of Arts

The Berlin Academy of Arts is a scientific institution and advisory body formed in 1993 by merging the city’s eastern and western academies, bringing together figures from across the arts.

Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus

The Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus is the country’s only opera house and largest theater, based in Minsk. Founded in 1933, it stages opera and ballet and maintains its own orchestra and chorus.

Buchmann-Mehta School of Music

Music college in Tel Aviv, Israel, part of Tel Aviv University and run with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Founded in 1945, it trains young musicians in performance, composition and research.

Chopin University of Music

Public music university in Warsaw and the oldest and largest music school in Poland. It traces its tradition to the Main School of Music founded in 1810.

Cincinnati Conservatory of Music

Former music conservatory in Cincinnati, Ohio, founded in 1867 as part of a girls' college. It merged in 1955 with the Cincinnati College of Music.

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Czech symphony orchestra based in Prague, first formed in 1896 and separated from the National Theatre opera company in 1901. It is one of the country's leading orchestras.

Dutch National Opera

Dutch opera company based in Amsterdam and part of Dutch National Opera & Ballet. Founded after the Second World War, it presents about eleven productions annually.

Dutch Student Orchestra

A Dutch amateur symphony orchestra of 60 to 100 members, mainly university and higher-education students. Founded in 1952, it raises funds for student-related charities through concerts.

Eastman School of Music

Eastman School of Music is a private American conservatory of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, founded in 1921 with support from George Eastman.

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

Estonia's oldest regularly performing symphony orchestra, based in Tallinn. Founded in 1926 through national radio broadcasting, it has more than 100 musicians.

Frankfurt Opera

Frankfurt Opera is a leading German opera company in Frankfurt am Main, acclaimed in Europe and named Opera Company of the Year at the 2013 International Opera Awards.

Gelderland Orchestra

Dutch symphony orchestra based in Arnhem, serving the province of Gelderland. Founded in 1889, it merged with the Orchestra of the East in 2019 to form Phion.

German Symphony Orchestra Berlin

Berlin's German Symphony Orchestra is a leading classical orchestra, founded in 1946 as the RIAS Symphony Orchestra in the American sector of West Berlin.

Giovanni Battista Martini Conservatory

Music conservatory in Bologna, Italy, founded in 1804. Named after Padre Martini since 1925, it is a higher education institution for musical training.

Jacobs Academy

Jacobs Academy is the community and pre-college music and dance program of the Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, bringing arts learning to students and adults since 2020.

Kazan Music College

Kazan Music College is one of Russia's oldest music schools, founded in 1904 in Kazan. It trains performers, singers, conductors and music theorists.