The main musical educational institution of Tatarstan ‘s is the
Conservatoire of Kazan, opened in 1945. Its founders were
graduates from the Moscow and Leningrad conservatories, but the
first rector was the well-known composer Nazib Zhiganov. Now the
Professor Rubin Abdulin, who earlier opened the now famous organ
class, occupies this post.
Nowadays Kazan Conservatory is one of the leading musical
educational institutions in Russia. Among the specialities being
taught are piano, organ, strings, wind, percussion, and traditional
instruments. All of them are taught to foreign students and
post-graduates. The conservatory also runs various concert
activities.
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