Moscow Conservatory
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The Moscow Conservatory (Московская Государственная Консерватория им. П.И.Чайковского) is a prominent music school in Russia.
It was founded in 1866 by Nikolai Rubinstein, brother of the famous Russian pianist and composer Anton Rubinstein, who founded the St. Petersburg Conservatory in 1862.
At its opening, Tchaikovsky was appointed professor of theory and harmony, a post he held until approximately 1878. Since 1940, the conservatory has borne Tchaikovsky's name.
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[edit] Some notable alumni
- Sergei Rachmaninoff - composer, pianist, and conductor
- Alexander Scriabin - composer and pianist
- Aram Khachaturian - composer
- Mstislav Rostropovich - cellist and conductor
- Edison Denisov - composer
- Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky - composer and pianist
- Alfred Schnittke - composer
- Sviatoslav Richter - pianist
- Aleksandr Sokolov - Russian Minister of Culture
- Yuri Kholopov - musicologist, music theorist
- Olga Kern - pianist
- Dmitry Malikov - pianist
[edit] References
- The Moscow Conservatory. Information Booklet. Second Edition. Moscow, 2001. ISBN 5-89598-111-9.
- Moscow Conservatoire. Moscow, 1994. ISBN 5-86419-006-3.
- Moscow Conservatory: Traditions of Music Education, Art, and Science 1866-2006. Moscow: "Moskovskaya Konservatoriya" Publishing House, 2006.
[edit] See also
- Saint Petersburg Conservatory
- Pan Asian Ensemble
[edit] External links
- Moscow Conservatory website (in Russian)
- Moscow Conservatory website (in English)
- MoscowComposer.com
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