Organizations

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.

Freiburg University of Music

Freiburg University of Music is a German conservatory in Freiburg, founded in 1946. It provides professional music education and supports performance and research.

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.

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.

Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź

The Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music is a Polish conservatory in Łódź, founded in 1945 to train musicians in performance, composition and music theory.

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.

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.

Imola International Piano Academy Foundation "Incontri con il Maestro"

Italian advanced music academy in Imola, founded in the early 1980s by Franco Scala. It trains highly selected young musicians through intensive specialist study with leading teachers.

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.

Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance

Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance is an independent music and performing arts institution in Jerusalem, Israel, founded in 1933, offering training in music and dance.

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.

Krasnodar Rimsky-Korsakov Music College

State music college in Krasnodar and one of the oldest music schools in southern Russia. Founded in 1906, it trains performers, singers, choral conductors and music theorists.

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.

Lenfilm

Lenfilm is Russia’s oldest film studio, based in Saint Petersburg. Its history dates to 1918, and it has produced about 1,500 feature films as well as documentary and animated works.

Lviv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Solomiya Krushelnytska

Opera and ballet theatre in central Lviv, Ukraine. Opened in 1900, it is a leading stage for opera and ballet and is named for singer Solomiya Krushelnytska.

Madrigal Ensemble of Soloists

Madrigal Ensemble of Soloists is one of Russia's oldest and most respected early music ensembles. Founded in 1965, it helped introduce pre-Bach Western European music to Russian audiences.

Moscow Operetta

Moscow Operetta is a state academic musical theatre in Moscow and the Soviet Union's first state operetta theatre. Founded in 1927, it presents classical and contemporary operettas and musicals.

Moscow Private Russian Opera

Moscow Private Russian Opera was a Moscow opera theatre active from 1885 to 1904. Also known as Mamontov Opera, it was supported by Savva Mamontov.

National Academy of Saint Cecilia

National Academy of Saint Cecilia is a state complex of concert, arts education, publishing and museum institutions in Rome, Italy, tracing its origins to 1585.

National Conservatory of Music of America

American conservatory founded in New York City in 1885, influential in music education around 1900 and open to women and Black musicians. It was abolished in 1952.

National Pedagogical Dragomanov University

A Ukrainian higher education institution in Kyiv specializing in teacher education. Founded in 1834, it developed from the pedagogical institute of Saint Vladimir University.

National University of Music Bucharest

National music university in Bucharest, Romania, and the city’s only university training specialists in music education. Founded in 1864.

Netherlands Radio Union

The Netherlands Radio Union was a federation founded in 1947 to provide orchestras, news, technical and production support for Dutch radio broadcasters.

New Vienna Conservatory

Private music conservatory in Vienna, founded in 1909 by Theobald Kretschmann. It became one of Austria’s leading and most innovative music schools before its closure in 1938.

Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after A. S. Pushkin

Opera and ballet theater in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, founded in 1935 as the Gorky Opera and Ballet Theatre. Its repertoire centers on Russian and international classics.

Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Philharmonic named after Mstislav Rostropovich

State philharmonic society in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, founded in 1937 and among the country’s oldest. It is the city’s main organizer of symphonic, chamber and organ concerts.

North Holland Philharmonic Orchestra

The North Holland Philharmonic Orchestra was a Dutch regional symphony orchestra based in Haarlem from 1953 to 2002, serving the province of North Holland.

Orchestre Colonne

French symphony orchestra founded in Paris in 1873 by violinist and conductor Édouard Colonne, noted for performing new French and international music.

Paris Opera

The Paris Opera is France’s national opera company, based in Paris and founded in 1669; it develops opera, ballet and classical music across two theaters.

Prague State Opera

Opera house in Prague and one of the Czech Republic’s leading music theaters, also staging ballet. Opened in 1888 and known for a repertoire centered on foreign works.

R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music

Ukraine's first professional music education institution, founded in Kyiv in 1868 to train performing musicians for the city's ensembles and organizations.

Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra

The Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra is a French symphony orchestra based in Paris, noted for its focus on contemporary music and performances of major symphonic works.

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Dutch symphony orchestra based at De Doelen in Rotterdam. Founded in 1918, it developed into a professional ensemble under chief conductor Eduard Flipse.

Russian National Museum of Music

The Russian National Museum of Music is a museum complex in Moscow, founded in 1912. It preserves and presents major collections of musical instruments, manuscripts and archives.

Saratov Music College

Music college in Saratov, Russia, training specialists in music since 2007. It serves over 100 students in an environment focused on musical growth and self-improvement.

Shanghai Conservatory of Music

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

Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre

The Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre is a leading Moscow opera and ballet company, founded in 1941, presenting productions and educational programs.

Stefan Neaga Music College

A music education institution in Chișinău, founded in 1945. It trained instrumentalists, vocalists, conductors, musicologists, and other professional musicians. In 2016, it was reorganized as the Ștefan Neaga Centre of Excellence in Artistic Education

Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts

German higher education institution for music and theatre in Stuttgart. Founded in 1857 as the Stuttgart Music School, it trains performers and stage artists.

Sverdlovsk State Philharmonic

Sverdlovsk State Philharmonic is an academic state concert institution in Yekaterinburg, Russia, founded in 1936 around a symphony orchestra and presenting orchestral music.

The Hallé

The Hallé is one of Britain’s oldest professional symphony orchestras, based in Manchester. Founded in 1857, it performs with an associated youth orchestra and choir.

University of Arts in Belgrade

Public arts university in Belgrade, Serbia. Founded on 10 June 1957 as the Academy of Arts, it brings together faculties of music, fine, dramatic and applied arts.

University of Music Saarbrücken

A public music conservatory in Saarbrücken, Germany, founded in 1947. It offers bachelor's and master's programmes for performers, composers, conductors and music educators.

University of Southern California

A private research university in Los Angeles, founded in 1880. It is one of the oldest private research universities in California and is commonly known as USC.

University of Warsaw

A major public research university in Warsaw, Poland, the University of Warsaw was founded in 1816 and provides higher education across a wide range of disciplines.

Ural Academic Philharmonic Orchestra

A symphony orchestra based at the Sverdlovsk State Academic Philharmonic in Yekaterinburg, Russia, the Ural Academic Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1936.

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.

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.