The Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg Conservatory. Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, and George Balanchine all graduated here.

A music school or conservatoire teaches music in all its aspects. It may be called a college of music, or academy of music or conservatory (American English) or a conservatorium (Australian English).

Music schools exist at different levels: The term conservatory is often used for specialized university-grade schools that train people who want a career as a music artist, dance or theatre performer. The students learn how to play musical instruments, singing, composition, musicology, music history and music theory.