Country:
GERMANY
State:
HESSEN
City:
DARMSTADT
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Community Music Training, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Academy of Sound Art (also known as Academy of Music) was founded in 1851 and gained its current name and status in 2012. There are several fine performance spaces. In addition to the professional program there is a community music program (City Music School) for young children and interested me...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
HESSEN
City:
FRANKFURT AM MAIN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This University can trace its history back to 1878. It assumed various names before gaining its current name and status in 1938. There are divisions of music, drama and dance. The Hochschule offers an opera program as well as a program in music physiology. There are Institutes of Historical Interpre...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN
City:
ROSTOCK
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This University was originally founded in 1946 and was established under its present title in 1994. It currently enrols around 500 students in its departments of music and drama. The music department consists of an Institut für Musik and an Institut für Musikwissenschaft und Musikpädagogik. Ther...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NIEDERSACHSEN (LOWER SAXONY)
City:
HANNOVER
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Archives, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
This University was formed in 1950 with the merger of the State School of Music and the Hanover Drama School. It gained its current name and status in 1978. It offers programs in music, drama, multimedia communication and media sciences. A joint bachelor’s degree program in music is offered betwee...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City:
ESSEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The original institution, the 'Folkwang School of Music, Dance and Speech' was founded in 1927. It is now the academy of the arts in the Ruhr district, with studies in music, theatre, dance, photography, communication design, industrial design and academic studies. There are Institutes of Computer M...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City:
KÖLN (COLOGNE)
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Hochschule, founded in 1850, gained its current name and status in 1987. The Hochschule is situated in the heart of the old city of Cologne, in the vicinity of the cathedral and the main railway station. It is one of the largest music academies in Europe, with about 1700 students and more than 3...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City:
DETMOLD
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Hochschule, founded in 1946, has branches in Dortmund and Münster. It was formerly known as the Northwest German Music Academy. The University comprises ten music-specific buildings in and around the Palais Gardens. The College shares both an Institute of Research in Musical Talent and a Musico...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City:
KÖLN (COLOGNE)
Special Indexes:
Opera Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Rhenish Opera Academy is a department of the University of Music and Dance in Cologne (Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln). It was formerly known as the Opera Studio. Students from the age of 16 with exceptional singing talent may be offered programs parallel with school education and, followi...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City:
DÜSSELDORF
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This University-level school can trace its history back to 1935. It gained its current name and status in 1987. There is an opera program and an early music studio. The Lutheran church music program culminates in the State Examination A (Staatlichen A Examen). Institutes at the university include th...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
RHEINLAND-PFALZ
City:
MAINZ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Archives
Notes:
The Hochschule für Musik Mainz forms the music department of the Johannes Gutenberg University and is also known as the Academy of Music'. The University itself was founded in 1477, and as such, is one of the oldest universities in Germany. Students wishing to enrol in a music course need to enrol ...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
RHEINLAND-PFALZ
City:
MAINZ
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorium can trace is history back to 1882. There is a co-operative agreement with the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. In addition to the professional program the Conservatorium organises classes for children and interested members of the local community. through its attached music...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
SAARLAND
City:
SAARBRÜCKEN
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The University was founded in 1947 and has co-operation agreements with the conservatories of Luxembourg and Lorraine (France). The three institutions have formed the ‘Saar-Lor-Lux Orchester’ to present an annual concert tour. A master workshop in contemporary music (Tage für Interpretation un...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
SACHSEN (SAXONY)
City:
DRESDEN
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Personal Archives, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
Founded in 1856, this was the first education institution in Dresden to offer studies in music. The Hochschule gained its current name and status in 1959. There are departments of performance, jazz/rock/pop performance, conducting, repetiteur training, composition, musicology, contemporary music, pe...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
SACHSEN (SAXONY)
City:
LEIPZIG
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching
Notes:
Established in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, this was the first conservatorium to be founded in Germany. Some of the world’s most noted musicians and educators have been associated with the Hochschule, including George Szell, Kurt Masur, Hermann Levi, Charles Münch, Wilhelm Backhaus, Arthu...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN
City:
LÜBECK
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Personal Archives
Notes:
This Academy of Music was founded in 1911 as a music conservatoire and gained its current name and status in 1973. It is the only music university-level institution in Schleswig-Holstein. The University houses the Brahms Institute with original manuscripts, letters, photographs and other memorabilia...
Country:
GERMANY
State:
THÜRINGEN (THURINGIA)
City:
WEIMAR
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The School was founded in 1872 as an orchestra school. It gained its current name and status in 1956. There are four centres within walking distance of each other, one of them being the Altenburg, Liszt's home between 1848 and 1861. The School holds an archive of the music of Thuringia. An Institute...
Country:
GREECE
State:
City:
ATHENS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private conservatory founded in 1974 that operates within the Athenaeum International Cultural Centre. There are departments of early music, theory and composition, jazz voice and opera. The Conservatory organises the Maria Callas international competition (GrandPrix ‘Maria Callas’) for piani...
Country:
GREECE
State:
City:
MAROUSI
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1919 by composer Manolis Kalomiris, this is one of the oldest private Conservatories in Greece, with branches throughout the country as well as in Albania and Cyprus. It offers programs in music, dance and drama. There is a partnership with the Schola Cantorum in Paris. The Conservatory ...
Country:
GREECE
State:
City:
THESSALONIKI
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
This conservatory, founded in 1914, is the only government-supported conservatory in Greece. No fees are charged. The aim is to teach European music and to support and promote Greek music. The curriculum designed for this institution serves as a model to be applied to all conservatories throughout t...
Country:
HONG KONG
State:
City:
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Academy was founded in 1984. There are schools of dance, drama, music, theatre and entertainment arts, film and television and Chinese opera. Facilities include a fine concert hall, an opera theatre and a well-equipped library which houses the Ernest Read collection of orchestral scores and the ...
Country:
HUNGARY
State:
City:
BUDAPEST
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Personal Archives, Repetiteur Training/Coaching, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Established by Franz Liszt in 1875 and known in English as the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, this institution has now been officially recognised as a University. It has several buildings in Budapest, including among others, the central building, the György Ligeti building, the Ferenc Liszt Memorial...
Country:
HUNGARY
State:
City:
PÉCS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The University of Pécs can trace its history back to 1367, thus being the oldest university in Hungary. It was established in its current form following the amalgamation in 2000 of the former Janus Pannonius University of Sciences and Illyés Gyula College of Education in Szekszárd. The Faculty of...
Country:
HUNGARY
State:
City:
SZEGED
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The University of Szeged can trace its history back to 1581. It gained its current name and status in 2000 with the amalgamation of a number of earlier institutions. The Szeged Conservatory was founded in 1880 as the 'Liszt Ferenc Musical College' and became the Faculty of Music of the newly-formed ...
Country:
ICELAND
State:
City:
REYKJAVÍK
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
This self-governing university awards the only university-level degrees in the arts in Iceland. It opened in 1999 and consists of departments of fine arts, theatre, music, dance, art education, and design and architecture. The music department commenced operation in 2001. The Joint European Master'...
Country:
IRAN
State:
City:
TEHRAN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Conservatory was founded in 1995. It is a post-secondary institution operating a Modular Learning System program under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. In addition to its professional programs the Conservatory's Community School offers music tuition to young ...
Country:
IRELAND
State:
City:
DUBLIN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Community Music Training, Opera Performance, Public Examinations in Music, Traditional Instrument Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Royal Irish Academy of Music, founded in 1848, is a College of Dublin City University which is the umbrella organisation that also includes the former independent institutions of Mater Dei Institute of Education and St Patrick’s College. In addition to its professional programs in classical mu...
Country:
IRELAND
State:
City:
DUBLIN
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Former Dublin Institute of Technology was officially dissolved in 2019 and its functions were transferred to the Technological University Dublin. The Conservatory has departments of performance, opera, jazz, Irish traditional music as well as supportive academic studies. There are some fine perf...
Country:
ISRAEL
State:
City:
JERUSALEM
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Community Music Training, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Kodály, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Academy can trace its history back to 1932, and following a period under the name of the Rubin Academy of Music and Dance, it moved in 1985 to the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem though retaining its independence from the University. Three institutions form the Jerusalem A...
Country:
ISRAEL
State:
City:
TEL-AVIV
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Sound Archives
Notes:
The Tel-Aviv University was founded in 1953. The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music is an academic institution jointly operated by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Tel-Aviv University. It was formerly known as the Samuel Rubin Academy of Music, and also includes the former Department of Musicology ...
Country:
ITALY
State:
CAMPANIA
City:
BENEVENTO
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
Originally forming part of the Conservatorio of Avellino, this institution became independent in 1988. There is a Laboratorio Lirico that concentrates on preparing students for work in opera as singers, instrumentalists, repetiteurs, stage managers and directors. The Conservatorio organises a pre-ac...
Country:
ITALY
State:
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
City:
CESENA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio offers a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. It also offers music tuition to children and interested members of the local community. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen...
Country:
ITALY
State:
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
City:
BOLOGNA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The University of Bologna is the oldest university in the world, being founded in 1088. The School of Arts, created in 1982, offers the three-year program of Corso di Laurea in the disciplines of Art, Music and Spectacle (Theatre) - DAMS. The university has other campuses in Ravenna, Cesena, Forfi, ...
Country:
ITALY
State:
LAZIO
City:
ROME
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Repetiteur Training/Coaching
Notes:
The Academy offers programs in music, visual arts, theatre and dance in collaboration with the Università deli Studi Link Campus University and the Istituto Statale Superiore de Studi Musicali e Coreutici 'Gaetano Braga' in Teramo. Programs for talented students to prepare for entry to the professi...
Country:
ITALY
State:
LAZIO
City:
LATINA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
Originally a branch of the Santa Cecilia Conservatorio in Rome, the Conservatorio became an independent body in 1988 and was granted its current name and status in 1991. In addition to the professional program the Conservatorio offers music tuition to children and interested members of the local com...
Country:
ITALY
State:
LAZIO
City:
ROME (ROMA)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Conservatory, established in 1870, offers a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. It houses the Istituto Italiano per la Storia della Musica Presso Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia (Italian Institute for Music History of the National Academy of St. Cecilia)...
Country:
ITALY
State:
LOMBARDY
City:
COMO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1982 as a branch of the Milan Conservatorio and became an independent institution in 1996. Feldenkreis is offered to students. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio also offers music tuition to young ...
Country:
ITALY
State:
LOMBARDY
City:
MILAN (MILANO)
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Conservatorio, established in 1807, is among the largest in Italy and is regarded as equivalent to a university. It houses a number of specialist laboratories - choral singing, improvisation, wind orchestra, contemporary music, 18th century vocal music, world music, and an interdisciplinary labo...
Country:
ITALY
State:
LOMBARDY
City:
BRESCIA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1978 and was granted its current name and status in 1993. There is a branch in Darfo. A preparatory program is organised for students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio offers music tuition to young people and interested members of the loca...
Country:
ITALY
State:
PIEDMONT
City:
ALESSANDRIA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1858. It became a State institution in 1970. There is some emphasis on jazz studies. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen....
Country:
ITALY
State:
PIEDMONT
City:
TURIN (TORINO)
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Librarianship Training, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1866, and gained its current name and status in 1936. The library holds a number of autographed manuscripts and first editions of violin concertos and operas. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. The C...
Country:
ITALY
State:
SARDINIA
City:
CAGLIARI
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Cagliari is a city on the island of Sardinia. The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1922 and now offers fine facilities to carry out its activities. In addition to the full-time program it offers a preparatory program to students wishing to enter the professional program. It also offers mu...
Country:
ITALY
State:
SARDINIA
City:
SASSARI
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Opera Performance
Notes:
Sassari is situated on the island of Sardinia. The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1862 and gained its current name and status in 1977. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program....
Country:
ITALY
State:
SICILY
City:
CATANIA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
Catania is situated on the island of Sicily and operates a music school organised by the municipality. It can trace its history back to 1951 and gained its current name and status in 2004. In addition to the professional program there are programs for those wishing to enter the three-year course as ...
Country:
ITALY
State:
TREVISO
City:
CASTELFRANCO VENETO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1969 as a branch of the Conservatorio in Venice, but gained independence in 1980. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio also offers music tuition to children from age 9 and to interested members of t...
Country:
ITALY
State:
TUSCANY
City:
FLORENCE (FIRENZE)
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1849. It offers programs in music, literature and arts. The MART Lab is a collaboration between the Conservatorio, the National Research Council and other similar bodies, aiming to recover and restore audio magnetic media and sound recordings. It is al...
Country:
ITALY
State:
TUSCANY
City:
SIENA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Opera Performance
Notes:
A music school organised by the municipality, founded in 1834. It gained its current name and status in 1999 and collaborates closely with the Accademia Chigiana. There is a pre-academic program to prepare students to enter the professional program. The Institute offers music tuition to young peopl...
Country:
ITALY
State:
UMBRIA
City:
PERUGIA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back over 200 years and gained its current name and status in 1999. It offers preparatory programs to students wishing to enter the professional program. An attached secondary school provides music programs to its students. In addition to the professional pro...
Country:
ITALY
State:
VENETO
City:
VICENZA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio was founded in 1867. It offers a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. It also offers music tuition to young people and interested members of the local community. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies ...
Country:
ITALY
State:
VENETO
City:
VENICE (VENEZIA)
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1876. It gained its current name and status in 1940. In addition to the professional programs the Conservatorio offers music tuition to young people and interested members of the local community. An active member of the Association Européenne des Cons...
Country:
ITALY
State:
VENETO
City:
PADUA (PADOVA)
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Programs for the Handicapped
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1577. There is a junior department offering string music tuition ('Violinolandia') to children from the age of five years. There is a branch office in Via Bertacchi 15, Padua. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académi...
Country:
ITALY
State:
VENETO
City:
VERONA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance
Notes:
Originally founded in 1927, the Conservatorio gained its current name and status in 1968. There is a preparatory program for students wishing to enter the professional program. The Conservatorio also offers music tuition to young people and interested members of the local community. An active membe...
Country:
ITALY
State:
VENETO
City:
ROVIGO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio was established in its present form in 1980. A preparatory program is offered to students wishing to enter the professional program. There is an attached secondary school that offers a specialisation in music performance as well as general subjects. An active member of the Associ...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
AICHI PREFECTURE
City:
NAGAKUTE
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A prefectural co-educational university founded in 1966. The music department consists of divisions of musicology, composition and performance. Facilities include an 850-seat concert hall with orchestra pit, recording room and a pipe organ. The University has established a Center for Promoting Fine ...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
AICHI PREFECTURE
City:
NAGOYA
Special Indexes:
Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private Buddhist co-educational music college belonging to the Doho group of educational institutions, established in its current form in 1976, and is the oldest music college in this area of Japan. It holds a fine collection of Buddhist religious music and instruments. There is an extensive music...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
AICHI PREFECTURE
City:
NAGOYA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Community Music Training, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A private co-educational university founded in 1970. There are schools of music, art, design and human development, with music programs offered at the East campus. Facilities include state-of-the-art electronic studios and fine performance spaces. A junior college offers music programs to young chi...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
CHIBA PREFECTURE
City:
MATSUDO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Institutions for Women Only, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private university for women. Seitoku University can trace its history back to 1933. There are attached kindergartens, primary, junior and high schools with strong music programs. ...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
KANAGAWA PREFECTURE
City:
YOKOHAMA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Institutions for Women Only, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
This is a private Protestant Christian university for women founded in 1950, and gained its current name and status in 1965. It has two campuses in the Yokohama area. Historically the University grew from a small private school for girls in Yokohama founded in 1870, and was the first such school in ...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
KANAGAWA PREFECTURE
City:
ATSUGI
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This private co-educational music academy can trace its history back to 1930 and gained its current name and status in 1984. The academy places particular emphasis on vocal music and study of Western opera and has established an Opera Research Centre which co-operates with the Japan Opera Foundation...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
KYOTO PREFECTURE
City:
KYOTO CITY
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A municipal co-educational university. Founded in 1880, it is a conservatory type institution which concentrates on Western music, though a Research Centre for Traditional Japanese Music was opened in 2000. Music programs are available within the Faculty of Music and the Graduate School of Music. T...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
MIYAGI PREFECTURE
City:
SENDAI
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Instrument Collections, Opera Performance
Notes:
A national co-educational university founded in 1965, though it can trace its history back to 1873. There are exchange agreements with universities in USA, England, China and Australia. Facilities include a Balinese gamelan. The university has attached schools for teacher training purposes. The Depa...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
NAGASAKI PREFECTURE
City:
NAGASAKI CITY
Special Indexes:
Institutions for Women Only, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
A private Christian college for women, founded in 1879. It became an official university in 1919 and was granted its current name and status in 1981. The Faculty of Music operates on the Shintomachi campus and has two departments - music performance and applied music. There are two chapels, one seat...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
ŌSAKA PREFECTURE
City:
ŌSAKA
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Sound Archives, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private co-educational music college founded in 1915 and was chartered as a university in 1958. The college houses a pipe organ, an opera house with resident professional chorus and orchestra, a state-of-the-art electronic music laboratory, a museum holding over 3,500 musical instruments from arou...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
ŌSAKA PREFECTURE
City:
ŌSAKA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private co-educational university founded in 1964. The Faculty of Arts has departments of photography, architecture, environmental planning, visual concept planning, art planning, broadcasting, theatrical arts, literary arts, fine arts, design, crafts, musicology, performance and music education. ...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
SAITAMA PREFECTURE
City:
KAWAGOE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
A private co-educational school founded in 1965, located in an attractive campus about fifty minutes from central Tokyo. Facilities include a large music library, an auditorium, practice rooms with pianos and an audio-visual laboratory. There is an opera society. An Institute of Music contains a lab...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
TOKYO PREFECTURE
City:
TOKYO
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private co-educational music college. Founded in 1926 as the Tokyo Conservatory of Music, it was renamed in 1951. The College is located 35 km west of downtown Tokyo in Tachikawa-shi, one of the largest cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area. There are two departments: performance and composition, ...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
TOKYO PREFECTURE
City:
TOKYO
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
A private co-educational music academy founded in 1929 and regarded as equivalent to a university. There are campuses in Tokyo (the Ekoda campus) for third and fourth year and graduate students, and in Iruma (in Saitama prefecture on the outskirts of Tokyo, opened in 1971) for first and second year ...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
TOKYO PREFECTURE
City:
TOKYO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
Founded in 1889, this is the largest private co-educational university in Japan with a number campuses in Tokyo and other cities as well as one in Newcastle, Australia. Two of the Tokyo campuses (Ekoda and Tokorozawa) offer programs in the College of Art, with departments of photography, cinema, fin...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
TOKYO PREFECTURE
City:
TOKYO
Special Indexes:
Ethnomusicology/World Music, Institutions for Women Only, Opera Performance, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A national university for women, founded in 1875 and was granted its current name and status in 1949. Music studies (known as ‘Music Expression’) are offered within the Division of Performing Arts. The University has a number of exchange programs with universities in England and Australia, as we...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
TOKYO PREFECTURE
City:
TOKYO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives
Notes:
A private co-educational music college founded in 1961 though it can trace its history back to 1948. It is located about five minutes’ walk from Sengawa station on the Keio Line, and about half an hour by train from Shinjuku. The College is renowned for the quality of its training in performance, ...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
TOKYO PREFECTURE
City:
TOKYO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A private co-educational music college founded in 1907 as the Toyo Conservatory of Music, thus being the oldest private school of music in Japan. In 1954 it became the Oriental Music College, and in 1963 gained its current name and status. Facilities include an extensive music library, a recording s...
Country:
JAPAN
State:
TOKYO PREFECTURE
City:
TOKYO
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
A national co-educational university founded in 1887 and was granted full university status in 1949 with the amalgamation of the separate schools of Fine Arts and Music. There are programs in fine arts, music, film and new media, and global arts. The Master’s degree was added in 1963 and the Docto...
Country:
LATVIA
State:
City:
RĪGA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Academy was founded in 1919 with the name of Riga Conservatory and is currently regarded as equivalent to a university. There are departments of piano, string and wind instruments, voice, accompaniment, chamber music, jazz, conducting, early music, music technology, composition, musicology and m...
Country:
LITHUANIA
State:
City:
VILNIUS
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre was founded in 1918 as the Kaunas Music School. In 1949 it was merged with the Vilnius Conservatoire and became the Lithuanian State Conservatoire. In 2004 it gained its current name and status and was further enlarged in 2018 with the integration of the A...
Country:
LITHUANIA
State:
City:
KAUNAS
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
This liberal arts university can trace its history back to 1922. In 2019 the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences in Vilnius was incorporated into the Vytautas Magnus University as its Education Academy. An active member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musiq...
Country:
LUXEMBOURG
State:
City:
CITY OF LUXEMBOURG
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
The Conservatoire can trace its history back to 1906. There are schools of dance, drama and music. The School offers courses in all aspects of music. It specialises in opera and lied, percussion and jazz. Facilities include a fine concert hall. There is a collection of early instruments. In addition...
Country:
MEXICO
State:
CHIHUAHUA
City:
CHIHUAHUA
Special Indexes:
Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The University was founded in 1954 and the Institute of Fine Arts was established in 1956. There are departments of music, theatre, dance and visual arts as well as an opera workshop. ...
Country:
MEXICO
State:
COAHUILA
City:
SALTILLO
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Opera Performance
Notes:
This state-controlled university was founded in 1957. ...
Country:
MEXICO
State:
DURANGO
City:
DURANGO
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Escuela Superior de Música was founded in 1954 and the University was established in 1956. ...
Country:
MEXICO
State:
FEDERAL DISTRICT OF MEXICO
City:
MEXICO CITY
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio was established in 1866, making it the oldest conservatory in Mexico City. It is the host institution of the Orquesta Sinfónica del Conservatorio Nacional, founded in 1881. Placido Domingo was a past student. There is a well-equipped electronic music laboratory. The Conservatorio ...
Country:
MEXICO
State:
FEDERAL DISTRICT OF MEXICO
City:
MEXICO CITY
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Opera Performance
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1551 but was granted its current name and status in 1910. It operates on other campuses throughout Mexico. The ethnomusicology program is the only one of its kind in Mexico. The School of Music has an 'Iniciación Musical' program providing basic music tr...
Country:
MEXICO
State:
JALISCO
City:
GUADALAJARA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Opera Performance
Notes:
The University can trace its history back to 1792. It has 14 campuses around the whole country. ...
Country:
MEXICO
State:
MICHOACÁN
City:
MORELIA
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorio can trace its history back to 1743 and is housed in the ex-convent of the Dominican nuns, built in 1590, thus being the oldest conservatory of music in Mexico. Age limits apply on entry to most programs. The National Centre of Music Composition ‘Gerhart Muench’ is located here....
Country:
MOLDOVA
State:
City:
CHISINĂU (KISINOV)
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Academy was founded in 1940 and gained its current name and status in 2002. There are programs in music, theatre, choreography, multimedia, fine and applied arts, design and culturology as well as arts and music education. The music faculty continues the traditions of the Russian schools of musi...
Country:
NETHERLANDS
State:
City:
AMSTERDAM
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Programs for the Handicapped, Sound Engineering, Wellness for Musicians
Notes:
A merger of the Conservatorium of Amsterdam, Hilversum Conservatory and Sweelinck Conservatory in 1998 formed the Music Faculty of the Amsterdam School of the Arts. This is the largest conservatory in Holland, and is located next door to the Concertgebouw. There are faculties of music, dance, drama,...
Country:
NETHERLANDS
State:
City:
MAASTRICHT
Special Indexes:
Opera Performance
Notes:
The Conservatorium Maastricht has organised the European Opera Academy - a platform of music academies which open up best practices in opera education for young professionals, giving them connections with opera houses, vocal competitions and festivals. In 2022 participating academies are: Antwerp, C...
Country:
NETHERLANDS
State:
City:
DEN HAAG (THE HAGUE)
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
This institution can trace its history back to 1682. In January 1990 the Royal Conservatoire (KC) and the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) merged to become the School of Visual Arts, Music and Dance. Since 2010, the institution has been named The University of the Arts (Hogeschool der Kunsten Den Haag). ...
Country:
NETHERLANDS
State:
City:
MAASTRICHT
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Conservatory of Maastricht and Fontys Conservatorium (formerly known as Brabants Conservatorium) joined in 2001 to form the Zuid-Nederlandse Hogeschool voor Muziek (South Netherlands Higher School of Music) which in turn has become the Faculty of Music of the Hogeschool Zuyd (Zuyd University). T...
Country:
NEW ZEALAND
State:
NORTH ISLAND
City:
WELLINGTON
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Massey University’s College of Creative Arts was established in 1999. The School of Music was originally formed from the combination of the Victoria University’s Conservatorium of Music and the Wellington’s Massey University’s School of Music and is currently based at the Wellington campus, ...
Country:
NEW ZEALAND
State:
NORTH ISLAND
City:
WELLINGTON
Special Indexes:
Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
Victoria University was founded in 1897. The School of Music (Te Kōkī) was formed in 2006 from the combination of the Conservatorium of Music at Massey University with the School of Music at Victoria University. The School is based at the Wellington campus but also offers programs at the Albany ca...
Country:
NORWAY
State:
City:
OSLO
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Traditional Instrument Performance
Notes:
The Norwegian Academy of Music was established in 1973 and is regarded as equivalent to a university. Language of instruction in class is Norwegian; individual tuition may be in another language, mostly English. The Academy has a Norwegian Artistic Research Fellowships Program, regarded as equivalen...
Country:
NORWAY
State:
City:
STAVANGER
Special Indexes:
Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The university was founded in 1945 and gained its current name and status in 2005. It is located in Bjergsted Park close to the centres of the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, the Stavanger Concert Hall, the Stavanger Concert Society and the Norwegian Institute of Recorded Sound, among other institutio...
Country:
PERU
State:
City:
LIMA
Special Indexes:
Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Early Music Performance, Opera Performance, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The University was founded in 1908 and was earlier known as the Conservatorio Nacional de Música. It houses a Centre of Music Research, a well-equipped electroacoustic music laboratory and an extensive library. A number of ensembles have been formed, including an early music group and an opera wor...
Country:
POLAND
State:
City:
BYDGOSZCZ
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Band Conducting, Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Academy of Music ’Felix Nowowiejski’ in Bydgoszcz (Akademia Muzyczna im Feliksa Nowowiejskiego’) was established in 1979 and is regarded as being of university level. It has four campuses scattered around the City of Bydgoszcz, housing several fine performance spaces and a well-equipped au...
Country:
POLAND
State:
City:
ŁODZ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Grazyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music (Akademia Muzyczna im. Grazyny i Kiejstuta Bacewiczów) in Łodz was established in 1945 and gained its current name and status in 1992. It is a non-profit public higher education institution. The Academy organises an international oboe and bassoon...
Country:
POLAND
State:
City:
POZNAŃ
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Early Music Performance, Instrument Collections, Instrument Making/Maintenance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Paderewske Academy of Music (Akademia Muzyczna im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego w Poznaniu) was founded in 1920 and has a branch in Szczecin. It gained its current name and status in 1982 and is regarded as equivalent in status to a university. There are five faculties: • Faculty of Composition...
Country:
POLAND
State:
City:
WROCŁAW
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Music Therapy, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Karol Lipinski Academy of Music (Akademia Muzyczna im. Karola Lipińskiego) can trace its history back to 1948. It is regarded as equivalent to a university and gained its current name and status in 1981. There are four faculties: • Faculty of Composition, Conducting, Theory of Music and Music...
Country:
POLAND
State:
City:
KATOWICE
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Instrument Collections, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Academy of Music Karol Szymanowski (Akademia Muzyczna im. Karola Szymanowskiego) was founded in 1929. It is regarded as equivalent to a university. There are four departments: • Department of Composition, Conducting, Theory, Music Education and Music Therapy; • Department of Jazz and Popular...
Country:
POLAND
State:
City:
KRAKÓW
Special Indexes:
Arts Management/Music Management, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Music Therapy, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Academy of Music (Akademia Muzyczna im. Krzysztofa Pendereckiego) was founded in 1888. It is regarded as equivalent to a university and gained its current name and status in 1979. Krzysztof Penderecki is a former Rector of the Academy. There are three faculties: • Faculty of Composition, Inte...
Country:
POLAND
State:
City:
GDAŃSK
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting
Notes:
The Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy (Akademia Muzyczna im. Stanisława Moniuszki) was founded in 1947 and currently occupies a new purpose-built premises with a fine concert hall and well-equipped recording studio. It is regarded as equivalent to a university. There are four departments: • Department ...
Country:
POLAND
State:
City:
WARSAW
Special Indexes:
Choral Conducting, Church Music/Religious Music, Early Music Performance, Ethnomusicology/World Music, Eurhythmics/Dalcroze, Jazz/Popular Music Performance, Library Collections, Opera Conducting, Opera Performance, Orchestral Conducting, Sound Archives, Sound Engineering
Notes:
The Frederic Chopin University of Music (Uniwersytet Muzycznay im. Fryderyka Chopina) is one of the oldest music academies in Europe, being founded in 1810, and gaining its current name and status in 2008. Postgraduate courses are available only to Polish and European Union citizens (with proof of k...