Organizations

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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Estonian Concert

Estonian concert organization founded in 1941 that presents music concerts and festivals in Estonia and abroad, organizing more than 1,000 events each year.

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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.

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Ferris University

Private women's university in Yokohama, Japan, part of Ferris Jogakuin. Founded as a four-year college in 1965, it traces its origins to an 1870 missionary school for women.

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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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Franz Liszt Academy of Music

Hungary’s leading higher music education institution in Budapest, founded by Franz Liszt in 1875. It includes a concert hall, Liszt research centre and Bartók music school.

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Franz Liszt University of Music Weimar

German higher music school in Weimar, founded in 1872 as the Weimar Orchestra School, the country’s first institution focused on orchestral rather than solo training.

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George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra

Romanian symphony orchestra based in Bucharest, founded in 1868. It is the orchestra of the George Enescu Philharmonic and performs at the Romanian Athenaeum.

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Georgian Chamber Orchestra

A chamber orchestra founded in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 1968. It later established itself in Ingolstadt, Germany, while a Georgian state orchestra was revived in 1999.

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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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German National Theatre and State Orchestra Weimar

A renowned theater and orchestra complex in Weimar, Germany. Named the German National Theatre in 1919, it operates six venues and tours across Germany and other German-speaking regions.

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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.

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Gevorgian Theological Seminary

Theological seminary of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Vagharshapat, Armenia, founded in 1874 by Gevorg IV and reopened in 1945 after closure in 1917.

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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.

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Glazunov Quartet

One of the first Soviet professional chamber ensembles, this string quartet was founded in Petrograd in 1919 and named for composer Alexander Glazunov.

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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.

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Gnessin Moscow Special Secondary Music School

A Moscow specialized secondary music school and college named for the Gnesin music educators, operating since 1946 and combining general and professional musical education.

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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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Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory

Turkey's first republican conservatory, founded in Ankara in 1936 at Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's direction. It is now part of Hacettepe University.

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Hamburg University of Music and Theatre

Hamburg University of Music and Theatre is a conservatory in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 1950, it provides higher education in music and theatre.

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Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin

A state conservatory in Berlin, Germany, founded in 1949 and opened in 1950. Named for composer Hanns Eisler, it provides advanced music education.

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Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media

Public university of performing arts and media in Hanover, Germany. Dating to 1897, it trains musicians, actors and media professionals across music, theatre and related fields.

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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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Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of Music

Latvia's state higher music education institution in Riga, founded in 1919 as a classical conservatory and named for composer Jazeps Vitols.

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Karelian State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Russian symphony orchestra based in Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, and one of the largest in northwestern Russia. Founded in 1933 as the Karelian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

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Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice

The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice is a higher music education institution in Katowice, Poland, founded in 1929 as the State Conservatory.

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Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic in Krakow

Philharmonic institution in Krakow, Poland, founded in 1945. It includes the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra and choirs and presents symphonic and choral music.

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Kaunas State Philharmonic

Kaunas State Philharmonic is a concert institution in Kaunas, Lithuania, housed in the former Palace of Justice and Parliament, a modernist building completed in 1928.

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Kazakh National University of Arts

Kazakh National University of Arts named after Kulyash Baiseitova is a higher-education institution in Astana, Kazakhstan, founded in 1998 as the Kazakh National Academy of Music.

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Kharkiv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre

Kharkiv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre is Ukraine's first permanent opera theatre, founded in 1925. It stages opera in several languages and classical and modern ballet.

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Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory

German conservatory in Berlin, active from 1893 to 1960, formed by the merger of the Scharwenka Conservatory and Klindworth Music School; later added a film composers' school.

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Krasnodar Academic Drama Theatre

An academic drama theatre in Krasnodar, Russia, founded in 1920 and named for Maxim Gorky since 1932. It is a leading centre of Kuban cultural life.

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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 State Music Lyceum named after Mykola Lysenko

Specialized secondary music school in Kyiv, Ukraine, affiliated with the Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music. Founded in 1934, it trains young musicians alongside general education.

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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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Lausanne University of Music

Swiss higher music school in French-speaking western Switzerland, founded in 1861. A constituent of the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, it offers accredited bachelor's and master's degrees.

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Leipzig University of Music and Theatre

Leipzig's conservatory and Germany's first, founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. It provides music and theatre education and hosts numerous public events.

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Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre

Lithuania's higher education institution for music and theatre, based in Vilnius. Founded in 1933, it trains musicians, actors, and other performing arts professionals.

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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.

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Luhansk State Academy of Culture and Arts

Higher education institution in Luhansk, founded in 2002 as the Luhansk State Institute of Culture and Arts to train specialists in culture, music and visual arts.

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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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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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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.

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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 Pedagogical State University

Moscow Pedagogical State University is a higher education institution in Moscow, Russia, founded in 1872. It trains teachers and other specialists across many fields.

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