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09.12.2025
Russian Musicology is in Scopus
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Russian Musicology is in Scopus
19.11.2025
The Gnesin Domra Unison Performed for the Presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan
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The Gnesin Domra Unison Performed for the Presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan
17.11.2025
The Gnesin students in China
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The Gnesin students in China
31.10.2025
Russia's First Class for Making Bassoon and Oboe Reeds Opens at the Gnesinka
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Russia's First Class for Making Bassoon and Oboe Reeds Opens at the Gnesinka
30.10.2025
The Gnesin Anniversary Celebrated at the House of Music
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The Gnesin Anniversary Celebrated at the House of Music
20.10.2025
Year of Russian-Chinese Culture: The Gnesin Russian Academy of Music's Russian-Chinese Youth Symphony Orchestra Performed at the Hall of Columns
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Year of Russian-Chinese Culture: The Gnesin Russian Academy of Music's Russian-Chinese Youth Symphony Orchestra Performed at the Hall of Columns
14.10.2025
Gnesinka's 130th Anniversary will be celebrated throughout the World
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Gnesinka's 130th Anniversary will be celebrated throughout the World
03.09.2025
«Always Look Beyond the Horizon»: Knowledge Day Celebrated at Gnesinka!
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«Always Look Beyond the Horizon»: Knowledge Day Celebrated at Gnesinka!
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Gnesin Russian Academy of Music

The Gnesin Russian Academy of Music is a unique and dynamic organization that brings together all three levels of the Russian educational system – primary school, secondary professional education, undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Being the leading music educational institution of Russia, the Academy offers nearly 100 programs involving practically all fields of music and performing arts.

The Academy offers professional training for instrumental performers, conductors, classical and folk singers, composers, sound engineers, producers, musicologists and other specialists, as well as doctorate programs.

Since its foundation in 1895, the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music implements the unique educational approach created by the Gnesin family, which has grown into a renowned set of traditions. The Academy strongly relies on these traditions and at the same time strives to be on the cutting edge of current trends in education.

Teaching staff
73
People's and Honored Artists of Russia
62
PhDs
15
Doctors of Arts
104
Associate Professors
96
Professors
17
Honored Art workers of Russia
Ranked among Top 100 best world universities in Performing Arts according to QS World University Rankings
Ranked among Top 100 best world universities in Performing Arts according to QS World University Rankings
Ranked among Top 100 best Russian universities according to Forbes
Ranked among Top 100 best Russian universities according to Forbes
The only university in Russia with the UNESCO department – the Department of Musical Art and Contemporary Performance.
The only university in Russia with the UNESCO department – the Department of Musical Art and Contemporary Performance.
The basic organization for cooperation of the CIS member states in the field of music and education in the sphere of culture and art
The basic organization for cooperation of the CIS member states in the field of music and education in the sphere of culture and art
The most valuable object of cultural heritage of nations of the Russian Federation
The most valuable object of cultural heritage of nations of the Russian Federation