Introduction to St. Petersburg State Conservatory

St. Petersburg State Conservatory of Music N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov, referred to as St. Petersburg Conservatory, is one of the world's famous higher music schools and the oldest music school in the Russian Federation.

Overview

The conservatory has 1,400 students, of which about 1/5 are foreign students, more than 400 teachers, and seven departments, including keyboard instrumental music department, orchestral music department, composition department, etc., covering multiple professional disciplines.

History and establishment time

Founded in 1862, it was founded on the basis of the former Russian Music Association and was initiated by Anton Rubinstein and others. In the mid-19th century, the rise of the new imperial society promoted its creation. Despite the shortage of teachers and imperfect teaching courses in the early stage, it still cultivated outstanding talents such as Tchaikovsky.

School Strength

Faculty: The faculty is strong, with 23 national actors, 80 meritorious activists and meritorious actors, 11 national prize winners, 132 20 winners of international and all-Russian competitions, 20 doctors of science, 86 associate doctors of science, and 190 professors with scientific ranks and titles.

Teaching facilities: two concert halls, an opera house, and a library with rich books and music collections.

International cooperation: signed agreements with music academies in many countries around the world to conduct business, academic exchanges, exchange students and teachers, and is a major member of the Chain Music Association.

Nature of the institution

Public art university.

Educational philosophy

Focus on cultivating students' professional performance, creation and teaching abilities, emphasizing the combination of theory and practice, providing students with rich performance, creation and teaching opportunities, so that students can improve their professional quality in practice.

Key disciplines

Composition, piano, orchestral music, vocal music, conducting, music theory and history are strong, and many world-renowned musicians have been trained.

Faculty

The college has 6 colleges, including the School of Composition and Conducting, the School of Piano, the School of Orchestral Instruments, the School of Vocal Music and Stage Conducting, the Department of Musicology and the School of Folk Musical Instruments.

Ranking

According to the results of the 2016 World University of Arts Rankings, it is listed as one of the best 50 in the world. One of the art schools.

Expenses

General majors in the preparatory class are $4,700/year; first-year master's class is $6,750/year, second- and third-year students are $5,900/year, and fourth- and fifth-year students are $5,200/year; the monthly refresher course is about $350-575; first-year doctoral class is $6,750/year, second- and third-year students are $5,200/year; each class in the master class is $60.

Campus environment

The college is located in St. Petersburg, Russia. The city is the art capital of Russia and has a strong cultural atmosphere. It provides students with abundant art resources and performance opportunities, which is conducive to students' learning and growth in the field of art.