Conservatoire de Luxembourg
The Conservatoire de Luxembourg is a music school in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The conservatoire was founded in 1906, and teaches dance, music and drama to approximately 3,800 students. It is housed in a purpose-built building opened in 1984. The grand hall's Westenfelder organ was the first concert hall organ in Luxembourg. The conservatoire also has a museum of early musical instruments, a library and music archive.
History
[edit]The conservatoire was founded in 1906, after a private donation made possible its establishment, which had been mandated under a Grand Ducal decree issued in 1904.[1][2] The conservatoire teaches dance, music and drama to around 3,800 students from 80 different countries.[2] There are around 170 professors.[2] The school works across the city, but is located at rue Charles Martel.[3]
Facilities
[edit]The need for a new building emerged in the 1970s as a result of increasing demand. The foundation stone for the building on rue Charles Martel was laid on 19 June 1981, leading to the building's inauguration in 1984.[4] There is a Westenfelder organ in the conservatoire's grand auditorium, the first concert hall organ in Luxembourg.[5][6] The auditorium's excellent acoustics have attracted a wide range of performing artists including Bernard Haitink, Mstislav Rostropovich, Martha Argerich, Felicity Lott and Lazar Berman.[7] The auditorium is closed for renovations from 2025 to 2027.[8]
The conservatoire also houses a museum of early instruments, a specialist library, a music library, and a large archive of musical works.[7] The instrument collection includes the piano on which Franz Liszt last played a public performance.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Historique" (in French). Ville de Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
- ^ a b c "Conservatoire de Musique de la Ville de Luxembourg". AEC. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Conservatoire | Ville de Luxembourg". www.vdl.lu. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Historique", Conservatoire de Musique de la Ville de Luxembourg. (in French) Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ "Conservatoire de Musique" Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, amisdelorgue.lu. (in French) Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ "Grand Auditorium du Conservatoire de Musique à Luxembourg-Merl" Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, P&T Luxembourg. (in French) Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Music Conservatoire of the City of Luxembourg", Luxembourg National Tourist Office. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ "Location de salles – Conservatoire Ville de Luxembourg". ville de Luxembourg. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- (in French) Official website http://www.conservatoire.lu/
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