GRADUATE COURSE PROGRAMMES

For international students the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory offers the highest level of education and training in music and music-related fields.

Specialist Programmes
Art or concert performance: Piano, Concert historical keyboard instruments (organ, harpsichord),
Concert String Instruments, Concert Woodwind, Brass and Percussion Instruments, Concert Folk instruments
Music Theatre Performance: Art of Opera Singing
Art of Music Instruments Performance: Piano, Orchestral String Instruments, Orchestral Wind, Brass and Percussion Instruments, Accordion, Bayan and String Folk Instruments
Operatic and Symphony conducting
Academic Choral conducting
Composition
Musicology
Musical Theater Stage Directing

Duration: 5 years.

Bachelors Programmes

Art of Choreography: Choreographer, Ballet tutor

Duration: 4 years

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Professional music skills; diploma of complete secondary education (high school).

EXAMINATION IN SPECIALTY

Please see the information about the appropriate faculty and department.
Audition programmes may be altered according to the student’s ability.

RUSSIAN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge of Russian at the Pre-Intermediate level (Test of Russian as a Foreign Language. First Certification level) is required for students enrolling in Graduate course.

Requirements can be found at the site of ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Europe) www.alte.org/members/Russian Please see Level one (TORFL-1) section.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

April 30 – Receipt of all applications and supporting materials for Early Admission ( June 1-30)
June 1-30 – Entrance examinations at St. Petersburg Conservatory
July 15 – Receipt of all applications and supporting materials for Fall Admission (September 1-15).
Video recordings must be received by the conservatory no later than on June 25.
September 1-15 – Entrance examinations at St. Petersburg Conservatory.