Organizations

Samara State Philharmonic

Samara State Philharmonic is a state philharmonic and concert hall in Samara, Russia, founded in 1940. It presents concerts and music lecture programs.

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San Francisco Symphony

The San Francisco Symphony is a leading American classical orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1911, it regularly premieres works by John Adams.

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Saratov Academic Opera and Ballet Theater

Opera and ballet theater in Saratov, Russia, founded in 1875. It stages classical and contemporary productions and hosts the international Sobinov Music Festival.

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School of Music and Performing Arts

A music and theatre school in Porto, Portugal, part of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, offering bachelor's and master's training for performers, composers and conductors.

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Sergei Prokofiev Donetsk Music College

Music college in Donetsk, Ukraine, founded in 1935. It provides secondary professional music education and trains performers, choir leaders, accompanists and music teachers.

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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.

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Shanghai Conservatory of Music

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

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Simferopol Music College named after Pyotr Tchaikovsky

The Simferopol Music College named after Pyotr Tchaikovsky is a vocational music school in Crimea, founded in 1910 at the Russian Musical Society and a centre for classical music.

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Sistine Chapel

The Sistine Chapel is a former papal chapel in Vatican City, built in 1473–1481. Now a museum and major Renaissance monument, it also hosts papal conclaves.

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Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv Secondary Specialized Music Boarding School

A boarding and children's music school in Lviv, Ukraine, providing specialist music and general secondary education. Founded in 1939, it is named for soprano Solomiya Krushelnytska.

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South Yakut Technological College

South Yakut Technological College is a technical college in Yakutia, Russia. It provides vocational and professional education in technological and applied fields.

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Southern Netherlands Opera

A professional opera company in Limburg, Netherlands, established around 1951 under the Limburg Opera Foundation and active until its bankruptcy in 1971.

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Stanković Music School

Stanković Music School is one of Belgrade's oldest music education institutions, founded in 1911 under King Peter I's patronage and named for Kornelije Stanković.

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Stefan Neaga Music College

Music college in Chișinău, Moldova, founded in 1945 as the Chișinău Music School. It trains performers, choir conductors, singers, music theorists and music teachers.

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Stella Vorarlberg Private University of Music

A private music university in Feldkirch, Austria, established in 2022 from the Vorarlberg State Conservatory. It offers music training, professional study and continuing education.

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Storioni Trio Amsterdam

Storioni Trio Amsterdam is a piano trio founded in 1995, comprising pianist, violinist and cellist, and named after Wouter Vossen's 1794 Storioni violin.

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Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

German chamber orchestra based in Stuttgart, founded in 1945 by conductor Karl Münchinger. It is renowned for interpretations of works by Bach and Mozart.

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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.

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Australian symphony orchestra based in Sydney. Founded by the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1932, it is one of the country’s leading orchestras.

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Synodal School of Church Singing

Moscow ecclesiastical music school under the Holy Synod, founded in the 1860s. It trained boys in church singing, choral conducting and music until 1918.

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Süreyya Opera House

Süreyya Opera House is an opera venue and cultural center in Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey. Opened in 1927, it was restored and has served again as an opera house since 2007.

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Tambov State Music and Pedagogy Institute named after S. V. Rachmaninoff

Russian music education institution in Tambov, named for Sergei Rachmaninoff. Founded in 1879, it provides professional musical and pedagogical training.

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Tbilisi State Conservatoire

Tbilisi State Conservatoire is a leading higher music institution in Tbilisi, Georgia. Founded in 1917, it serves as a center of the country's musical life.

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Tbilisi State Pedagogical University

A higher-education institution in Tbilisi, Georgia, founded in 1935 to train school teachers, educators and librarians. It merged into Ilia State University in 2006.

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Tbilisi Theological Seminary

Tbilisi Theological Seminary is a Georgian Orthodox seminary in Tbilisi, opened in 1817, closed in 1919, and revived in 1993 as a higher Orthodox educational institution.

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The Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto)

The Royal Conservatory of Music is a leading higher music school in Toronto, Canada, founded in 1886. It trains performers in classical, jazz, pop, and world music.

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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.

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Tokyo University of the Arts

Tokyo University of the Arts is one of Japan's oldest and most prestigious higher-education institutions for art, with its main campus in Ueno Park, Tokyo. It was formed in 1949.

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Trinity College London

London-based examination board offering graded and diploma qualifications in performing arts and English language learning and teaching. Founded in 1872.

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Tsaritsyn Opera

Tsaritsyn Opera is a Russian opera and ballet theater in Volgograd, founded in 1992 as the Volgograd Opera Enterprise and renamed in 2004.

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Tulchyn Professional College of Culture

Municipal professional pre-higher education college in Tulchyn, Ukraine, under Vinnytsia Oblast Council. Founded in 1930, it trains culture specialists in five fields.

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Turku Conservatory

Turku Conservatory is a close-knit community of nearly 2,000 music students in Turku, Finland, offering recreational and professional studies from classical to pop and folk music.

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Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

The Turku Philharmonic Orchestra is a Finnish symphony orchestra in Turku, regarded as the oldest in Finland and tracing its history to the founding of a music society in 1790.

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Tver Music College named after M. P. Mussorgsky

Tver Music College is a state secondary vocational institution for arts and culture in Tver, Russia. Founded in 1936, it trains performers, conductors, composers and music teachers.

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Ufa College of Arts

Ufa College of Arts is a specialized secondary music and art college in Ufa, capital of Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan. Founded in 1921, it trains performers and artists.

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Ufa State Institute of Arts named after Zagir Ismagilov

Ufa State Institute of Arts named after Zagir Ismagilov is a multidisciplinary higher-education institution in Ufa, Russia, founded in 1968 to train arts and culture professionals.

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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.

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University of Maryland School of Music

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University of Missouri–Kansas City

A public university in Kansas City, Missouri, and part of the University of Missouri System. Founded in 1933, it serves nearly 17,000 students.

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University of Music and Performing Arts Munich

State university of music and performing arts in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1846, it is one of Germany’s largest cultural-sector universities and trains musicians, dancers and theater professionals.

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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.

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University of Tasmania

The University of Tasmania is a leading Australian university founded in 1890, with major campuses near Hobart and Launceston. It is among Australia’s oldest prestigious universities.

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Utah Symphony

Major American symphony orchestra in Salt Lake City, founded in 1940. It is known for international touring, recordings, and broad music education programs.

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Utrecht School of the Arts

The Utrecht School of the Arts is the Netherlands’ largest arts university, with nearly 4,400 students. Based in Utrecht, it offers programmes in art, design, theatre, music, games and media.

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V. A. Bosikov Higher School of Music of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

Music school in Yakutsk, Russia, training performers and music education specialists across primary, secondary and higher levels. Founded in 1992–1993.

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V. V. Andreyev Russian Folk Orchestra

A Russian folk instrument orchestra founded in Saint Petersburg in 1888 by Vasily V. Andreyev; regarded as Russia's first orchestra of Russian folk instruments.

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Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet

The Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet is one of the world's oldest ballet schools, founded in Saint Petersburg in 1738. It provides professional training in choreography and ballet.

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Viktor Kosenko Zhytomyr Professional Music College

A specialist pre-higher music education college in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, founded in 1905. It trains junior bachelors across seven music specializations.

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