Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini

The Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini is located in piazza delle Belle Arti in Florence. The conservatory, among the most important in Italy, is named after the Florentine composer Luigi Cherubini (1760–1842).

History
The conservatory occupies part of a former nunnery which was closed in the 18th century by the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Alumni

 * Luigi Dallapiccola
 * Sylvano Bussotti
 * Albert Mayr
 * Francesco Filidei
 * Eva Mei
 * Benedetto Ghiglia
 * Andrea Portera
 * Susanna Rigacci
 * Sergio Maltagliati
 * Stefano Bollani

Faculty

 * Luigi Dallapiccola
 * Roberto Lupi
 * Pietro Grossi
 * Riccardo Gandolfi

Musical instruments museum
The conservatory acquired a notable collection of musical instruments, mainly dating from the time of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. They are displayed to the public as the Museo degli strumenti musicali, accessed via the Galleria dell'Accademia, which is best known as the home of Michelangelo's David. The instruments include:
 * instruments by Stradivari from a set by this luthier which belonged to the Medici court
 * Medici cello (1690)
 * Medici tenor viola (1690)
 * 6 controviolino by Valentino De Zorzi
 * a viola by Igino Sderci
 * a violin and a viola by Luciano Sderci
 * a doublebass by Bartolomeo Cristofori
 * keyboard instruments by Bartolomeo Cristofori, the inventor of the piano, who was employed by the Medici to look after their instruments