Gnessin State Musical College founded by Elena Gnesina
The Gnessin State Musical College (Russian: Государственный музыкальный колледж имени Гнесиных) and Gnesins Russian Academy of Music (Russian: Российская академия музыки имени Гнесиных) is a music school in Moscow, Russia.History
Originally known as the Gnessin Institute, it was established on February 15, 1895 by three sisters: Evgenia Fabianovna, Elena Fabianovna, and Maria Fabianovna Gnessin. Each of the Gnessin sisters had studied piano and graduated with distinction from the Moscow Conservatory. Construction of the modern building began in 1937, interrupted during the war and resumed in 1943. The main part of the academy was built in 1946.
The college quickly became, and remains, an elite music school, considered second only to the Moscow Conservatory.