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Music institutions

The Irkutsk Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in the 1850s. The first major school of musical education was founded in 1899, followed a few years later by the opening of the Irkutsk branch of the Imperial Russian Musical Society. Other music instititions include the Irkutsk Chamber Orchestra [2] (http://www.manus.baikal.ru/eng/es20.htm). Events and Trends Crimean war (1854 - 1856) fought between Imperial Russia and an alliance consisting of the United Kingdom, the Second French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

References

• [3] (http://www.icc.ru/fed/culture.html)
• [4] (http://www.manus.baikal.ru/eng/es20.htm)