Editing Moscow Conservatory (section)

===Establishment of a conservatory===
The idea of establishing a conservatory in Moscow was first suggested in 1819 by Friedrich Scholz, [[Kapellmeister]] of the [[Bolshoi Theater]], but the idea was not supported. Eleven years later, in 1830, he managed to get permission to open at his home "free teaching of [[figured bass]] and [[Musical composition|composition]]". In 1860, [[Nikolai Rubinstein]], together with Vasily Kologrivov, organized in Moscow musical classes of the Moscow branch of the [[Russian Musical Society|Imperial Russian Musical Society]]. Rubinstein's co-founder was Prince [[Nikolai Petrovitch Troubetzkoy]], chairman of the Moscow branch of the Russian Musical Society (1863-1876). Initially, the music classes were held in Rubinstein's apartment (who lived on Sadovaya Street, in Volotsky's house). First of all, classes in choral singing ([[Konstantin Albrecht]]) and elementary music theory (Eduard Langer, then Nikolai Rubinstein and [[Nikolay Kashkin]]) were organized. Since the fall of 1863, most of the classes moved to the new address of Rubinstein's residence (Myasnoy alley, house of Burkin). Solo singing (Bertha Walzek and Adolf Osberg) and playing various instruments began to be taught: violin (Karl Klamroth and Vasily Bezekirsky), piano (Nikolai Rubinstein, Eduard Langer and Nikolay Kashkin), [[cello]] (Karl Ezef), [[flute]] ([[Ferdinand Büchner]]), [[trumpet]] (Fyodor Richter). In 1864 the number of pupils exceeded two hundred, and the Russian Musical Society rented Voeikova's house on [[Mokhovaya Street]], where Rubinstein's apartment was located. In 1866, teachers [[Ludwig Minkus]] (violin), [[Józef Wieniawski]] and [[Anton Door]] (piano), and [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]] (elementary music theory) joined.<ref name="Первое двадцатипятилетие">{{cite web |title=Первое двадцатипятилетие Московской консерватории - Создание Московской консерватории |url=https://www.mosconsv.ru/ru/book.aspx?id=127816&page=127818 |website=www.mosconsv.ru |access-date=3 March 2024 |language=ru}}</ref>

In 1862, a conservatory was established in [[Saint Petersburg]], and there was a need for a higher musical institution in Moscow. The report of the Russian Musical Society for 1863/1864 already mentioned a concert organized "for the benefit of the conservatory to be opened in Moscow"<ref name="Nikolaj Rubinštejn i ego vremja">{{cite book |last1=Moiseyev |first1=Grigory |last2=Gurevich |first2=Eugenia |last3=Pavlinova |first3=Varvara |title=Nikolaj Rubinštejn i ego vremja: k 150-letiju Moskovskoj Konservatorii; [alʹbom] |date=2012 |publisher=Naučno-Izdat. Centr Moskovskaja Konservatorija |location=Moskva |isbn=978-5-89598-279-2 |pages=120 |url=https://www.mosconsv.ru/ru/publication.aspx?id=133294 |access-date=3 March 2024 |language=ru}}</ref>

Conservatory in Moscow was co-founded in 1866 as the '''Moscow Imperial Conservatory''' by Nikolai Rubinstein and Prince Nikolai Troubetzkoy. The grand opening was held on 1 September.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Московская государственная консерватория им. П.И. Чайковского|url=https://www.culture.ru/institutes/8644/moskovskaya-gosudarstvennaya-konservatoriya-im-p-i-chaikovskogo|access-date=2020-12-10|website=Культура.РФ|language=ru}}</ref> It is the second oldest conservatory in Russia after the [[Saint Petersburg Conservatory]]. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was appointed professor of theory and harmony at its opening. Since 1940, the centenary of his birth, the conservatory has borne his name.