St. Petersburg Conservatory

The St Petersburg Conservatory (Russian: ?????-????????????? ?????????????) is a music school in Saint Petersburg. Its full name is the Rimsky-Korsakov St Petersburg State Conservatory (?????-????????????? ????????????? ????? ?.?. ????????-?????????); former names are the Petrograd Conservatory (????????????? ?????????????) and the Leningrad Conservatory (????????????? ?????????????).

Related Topics:
Russian - Music school - Saint Petersburg

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The conservatory was founded in 1862 by the Russian pianist and composer Anton Rubinstein. It later became a centre of the New Russian school of composition, led by Rimsky-Korsakov. Its graduates include such giants as Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitry Shostakovich, and George Balanchine.

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1862 - Anton Rubinstein - New Russian school of composition - Rimsky-Korsakov - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Sergey Prokofiev - Dmitry Shostakovich - George Balanchine

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In 2004, the conservatory had around 275 members of staff and 1400 students.

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