The Moscow Conservatory (Московская Государственная Консерватория им. П.И.Чайковского) is a prominent music school in Russia. A music school or conservatoire (British English) — also known as a conservatory (American English) or a conservatorium (Australian English) — is an institution dedicated to teaching the art of music, including the playing of musical instruments, musical composition, musicianship, music history, and music theory. ...

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. Categories: Stub | 1835 births | 1881 deaths | Russian composers | Pianists | Russian musicians ... Rubinsteins portrait by Ilya Repin. ... Theatre Square and the conservatory in 1913. ...

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. Young Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1874) Tchaikovsky redirects here. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

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
• Alfred Schnittke - composer
• Sviatoslav Richter - pianist

Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Russian: , Sergej Vasil’evič Rahmaninov, April 1, 1873 (N.S.) or March 20, 1873 (O.S.) – March 28, 1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Pianist Claudio Arrau, Carnegie Hall, 1954. ... A conductor conducting a band at a ceremony A conductors score and batons Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ... Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Скрябин; sometimes transliterated as Skryabin) (6 January 1872 – 27 April 1915) was a Russian composer and pianist. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Pianist Claudio Arrau, Carnegie Hall, 1954. ... Aram Ilich Khachaturian (Armenian: Արամ Խաչատրյան, Aram Xačatryan; Russian: Аpaм Ильич Xaчaтypян, Aram Ilič Hačaturjan) (June 6, 1903 – May 1, 1978) was a composer of classical music. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Mstislav Rostropovich Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (Мстисла́в Леопо́льдович Ростропо́вич) (born March 27, 1927), affectionately known as Slava, is Russian and a naturalized American cellist and conductor, considered to be one of the greatest cellists ever. ... Alternate meaning: Cello web browser A cropped image to show the relative size of a cello to a human (Uncropped Version) The cello (also violoncello or cello) is a stringed instrument and part of the violin family. ... A conductor conducting a band at a ceremony A conductors score and batons Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ... Edison Denisov (April 6, 1929 - November 24, 1996) was a Russian composer from Tomsk, Siberia. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Alfred Garyevich Schnittke (Russian: Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке, November 24, 1934 – August 3, 1998) was a Russian-German Jewish composer. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter ( Russian: ; March 20, 1915 [O.S. March 7] – August 1, 1997) was a Soviet pianist. ... Pianist Claudio Arrau, Carnegie Hall, 1954. ...

See also

• Saint Petersburg Conservatory

Theatre Square and the conservatory in 1913. ...

External link

• Moscow Conservatory website (in Russian)