Organizations

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.

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Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Russian symphony orchestra based in Moscow and funded by the Moscow city government. Re-established in 2000, it performs a wide range of classical, opera, rock and jazz programs.

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Russian State Symphony Cinema Orchestra

Russian symphony orchestra of the Ministry of Culture based in Moscow, founded in 1924. It performs orchestral parts for films and also presents concert programs.

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Saxon State Orchestra Dresden

Dresden-based symphony orchestra founded in 1548 by Elector Maurice of Saxony. It is regarded as the world's oldest orchestra and serves as the resident orchestra of the Saxon State Opera.

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Schola Cantorum de Paris

Schola Cantorum de Paris is a private conservatory in Paris, founded in 1894 as an alternative to the Paris Conservatory, with an emphasis on opera.

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Semperoper

Semperoper is the Saxon State Opera in Dresden, Germany, one of the country's oldest and most important opera houses, tracing its origins to Dresden's first opera theatre of 1667.

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Stockholm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Stockholm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1902, it has performed at Stockholm Concert Hall since 1926.

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Utrecht Symphony Orchestra

A former Dutch symphony orchestra based in Utrecht, active from 1894 to 1985. Founded through a merger of local ensembles, it was absorbed into the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Vakhtangov Theatre

Vakhtangov Theatre is a state academic drama theatre in Moscow, founded by Yevgeny Vakhtangov and officially opened in 1921 as the Third Studio of the Moscow Art Theatre.

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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.

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Vienna State Opera

Austria's largest opera house and a leading center of the German-speaking opera world, located on Vienna's Ringstrasse. Its current building opened in 1869.

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Voronezh Rostropovich Music College

A professional music college in Voronezh and one of the oldest music education institutions in Russia. Its history began in 1904, and it trains performers and other specialists in musical arts.

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Abai Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theatre

Opera and ballet theatre in Almaty and one of Kazakhstan’s leading stages. Founded from a music studio organized in 1933 and granted national status in 2020.

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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.

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Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Amsterdam Sinfonietta is a Dutch string orchestra based in Amsterdam, founded in 1988 by young musicians. It performs without a conductor under artistic leader Candida Thompson.

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Astrakhan Music College

Astrakhan Music College is a music college in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. Founded in 1900, it offers training in performance, vocal arts, conducting and music theory.

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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.

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Bayreuth Festival

Annual summer opera festival in Bayreuth, Germany, devoted to Richard Wagner's music dramas. Founded by the composer in 1876, it is the world's oldest opera festival.

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BBC Symphony Orchestra

The BBC's principal radio orchestra and one of the United Kingdom's leading symphony orchestras, founded in 1930 to perform classical music for broadcasts and recordings.

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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.

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Borodin Quartet

The Borodin Quartet is a major Russian string quartet and one of the world’s oldest continuously performing chamber ensembles, founded in Moscow in 1944.

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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".

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Brabant Orchestra

The Brabant Orchestra was the professional symphony orchestra of North Brabant, Netherlands, based in Eindhoven. Founded in 1950, it merged into Philharmonie Zuidnederland in 2013.

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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.

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Chernivtsi Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater

Ukrainian music and drama theater in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. It is named after Olha Kobylianska and stages drama and musical productions for regional audiences.

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Chigiana Music Academy

Music academy in Siena, Italy, founded in 1932. It specializes in paid masterclasses for established musicians and is based at Palazzo Chigi-Saracini.

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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.

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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.

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Cleveland Orchestra

American symphony orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1918, it is one of the United States' “Big Five” orchestras and performs at Severance Hall.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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E. Koki Special Secondary Music School

A specialist music school for gifted children in Chisinau, Moldova, founded in 1945 by David Gershfeld. It taught music and general subjects until its 1990 division.

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Estonia National Opera

Estonia National Opera is an opera and ballet theatre in Tallinn, Estonia. Tracing its history to 1865, it is the oldest Estonian theatre in the city.

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Finnish National Opera

Finland's state cultural institution for national opera and ballet, founded in 1911. Based in Helsinki, it presents opera and ballet and operates a classical ballet school.

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Fontainebleau Schools

Fontainebleau Schools is an international summer academy in Fontainebleau, France, uniting a music conservatory and fine arts school. The conservatory was founded in 1921.

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Fontys Academy of the Arts

Fontys Academy of the Arts is a Tilburg-based arts school within Fontys University of Applied Sciences, offering programmes in visual arts, theatre, dance and music.

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George Enescu National University of Arts, Iași

Public arts university in Iași, Romania, founded in 1860. It trains specialists in music, visual arts and drama and was named for George Enescu in 1997.

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Georgian National Ballet Sukhishvili

Georgian folk dance ensemble founded in Tbilisi in 1945. It stages dances of Georgia and neighboring peoples, with music on traditional Georgian instruments.

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Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra

Georgian symphony orchestra based in Tbilisi, founded in 1925. It performs Georgian and international symphonic music and appears at overseas venues and recording projects.

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German National Theatre and State Orchestra Weimar

A leading theater and orchestra institution in Weimar, Germany, uniting the German National Theatre and the State Orchestra Weimar. It was named the German National Theatre in 1919.

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Glinka Chelyabinsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre

State academic opera and ballet theatre in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Opened in 1956 and named for Mikhail Glinka, it stages Russian and international opera and ballet.

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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.

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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Finnish symphony orchestra based in Helsinki, founded in 1882 by Robert Kajanus. It is the oldest continuously operating orchestra in the Nordic countries.

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Honored Academic Symphony Orchestra of Ukrainian Radio

Ukrainian Radio’s symphony orchestra based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Founded in 1929, it is a leading radio ensemble for concert performance and studio recording.

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Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Israel's leading symphony orchestra, founded in 1936 in Tel Aviv as Palestine's first major permanent orchestra at violinist Bronislaw Huberman's initiative.

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Jambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic

A leading state philharmonic in Almaty, Kazakhstan, founded in 1935. It presents national and symphonic music and includes several resident ensembles and soloists.

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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.

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