Tyrol State Conservatory

The Tiroler Landeskonservatorium stands in Innsbruck, the main city of the Austrian province of Tirol. It occupies a purpose-built music house designed for performance and teaching, completed in 1912. The building replaced earlier rented rooms in university and school buildings. The city donated the land free of charge to end decades of space shortages. The exterior combines classical stonework with modern fenestration. Inside, large windows let daylight into corridors and studios. The institution began in 1818 as the Innsbruck Music Society, a citizens’ initiative to promote music. In 1934 it became a state-recognised conservatoire, and in 1990 the province of Tirol took over its running. Today it trains soloists, orchestral players, singers, conductors and composers. Partnership with the Mozarteum Salzburg ensures internationally valid degrees. Evening courses in Alpine folk music, wind-band conducting and jazz broaden access. The Wiltener Sängerknaben receive their vocal training here. Visitors find a concert hall used for public performances throughout the year. The conservatoire’s library holds about 80,000 scores, 7,000 books and 6,000 CDs. Historical items include autographs and concert programmes dating back to 1866. The collection moved in 2018 to the House of Music’s shared library, still open to the public. The building’s foyer displays portraits of former directors such as Josef Pembaur and Rudolf Kattnigg.