Famous Music Colleges

The Juilliard School

• Since 1905, many American and foreign musicians counted among the world's most talented have received their training at the Juilliard School in New York City. After his appointment as Juilliard's president, William Schuman introduced the Literature and Materials of Music curriculum to replace traditional theory, composition and counterpoint classes, which he felt were of little relevance in the training of musicians. Famous Juilliard graduates include composers Bill Conte and Steve Reich and performers Barry Manilow, Wynton Marsalis, Itzhak Perlman and Tito Puente.

  The Juilliard School
  60 Lincoln Center Plaza
  New York NY 10023-6588
  212-799-5000
  juilliard.edu

Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory of Music, St. Petersburg

• The Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory of Music in St. Petersburg, Russia, was founded in 1862 through the work of Anton Rubinstein at the Russian Conservatory. Of the 1,500 students annually attending the school, 250 are international students. Major areas of study include training in performance, composition and theory, conducting, musicology and choreography. The school's most notable alums include Peter Tchaikovsky, Serge Prokofiev, George Balanchine and Dmitri Shostakovich.

  Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory of Music
  Teatrainaya Square 3
  St. Petersburg 190000
  Russia
  011-+7-812-314-96-93
  istud.conservatory.ru

The National Conservatory of Music and Dance

• Graduates of the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris, which was founded in 1795, include Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, Nadia Boulanger, Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Camille Saint-Saens. Conservatory students can receive instruction in composition, theory, conducting, classical and contemporary instrumental disciplines, vocal disciplines, jazz improvisation, musicology and early music. There are also majors in dance and sound recording.

  The National Conservatory of Music and Dance
  209 Avenue Jean-Jaures
  75019 Paris, France
  011-00-33-1-40-40-45-45
  cnsmdp.fr/english/interface/frame/frame_all.htm

Royal Academy of Music

• In addition to Sir Elton John and Annie Lennox, alumni of the Royal Academy of Music include many of the most famous names in music today, while the Royal Academy's faculty list reads like a roster of England's best-known musicians. The academy has been training musicians since 1822 and received a Royal Charter from King George IV in 1830. Today the Royal Academy is a college of the University of London.

  Royal Academy of Music
  Marylebone Road
  London NW1, United Kingdom
  011-020-7873-7373
  www.ram.ac.uk

University Mozarteum

• The University Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, named after one of Salzburg's most famous musicians, has been one of Europe's premier schools of music since it opened in 1841. The 1,500 students enrolled in the university can receive instruction in all instruments, composition, conducting, singing, musical theater, dance, educational theory and musicology. Among its famous graduates are composers Carl Orff and Paul Hindemith.

  University Mozarteum
  Mirabellplatz 1
  A-5020
  Salzburg, Austria
  011-+43-662-6198
  moz.ac.at/englishl