Imperial Russian Musical Society

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The Imperial Russian Musical Society was a 19th-century organization that played a central role in developing Russia’s professional musical culture, including founding major conservatories and promoting concert life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural organization
musical society
nonprofit organization
affiliation Russian aristocracy
Russian intelligentsia
continent Asia
Europe
contributedTo development of Russian conservatory system
emergence of Russian concert life
professionalization of Russian musical life
country Russian Empire
dissolutionCause Russian Revolution of 1917 NERFINISHED
dissolved 1917
fieldOfWork concert organization
music
music education
followedBy state-controlled Soviet musical institutions
founded Moscow Conservatory NERFINISHED
Saint Petersburg Conservatory NERFINISHED
foundedBy Anton Rubinstein NERFINISHED
Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia NERFINISHED
fullName Imperial Russian Musical Society NERFINISHED
genre classical music
hasOrganizationalForm society
headquartersLocation Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Imperial Russia NERFINISHED
inception 1859
languageOfWorkOrName Russian
location Moscow
Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED
namedAfter Russian Emperor NERFINISHED
nativeLabel Императорское Русское музыкальное общество NERFINISHED
notableMember Mily Balakirev NERFINISHED
Nikolai Rubinstein NERFINISHED
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED
Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED
operatingPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
organized instrumental performance classes
music competitions
music theory classes
patron Russian imperial family NERFINISHED
precededBy earlier informal musical circles in Saint Petersburg
purpose organization of public concerts
promotion of professional musical culture in Russia
support of music education
shortName IRMS NERFINISHED
sponsored chamber music concerts in Russia
public symphony concerts in Russia

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Anton Rubinstein memberOf Imperial Russian Musical Society