Moscow Conservatory

The Moscow Conservatory is a prominent music school in Russia, whose graduates included Sergey Rachmaninoff, Alexander Scriabin, Aram Khachaturian, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Alfred Schnittke.

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Music school - Russia - Sergey Rachmaninoff - Alexander Scriabin - Aram Khachaturian - Mstislav Rostropovich - Alfred Schnittke

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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.

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Nikolai Rubinstein - Anton Rubinstein - St. Petersburg Conservatory

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At its opening, Tchaikovsky was appointed professor of theory and harmony, a post he held until approximately 1878. Since 1940, the conservatory bears Tchaikovsky's name.

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Tchaikovsky - 1878 - 1940

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