Type: Geneva Conservatory of Music Medal
Undated probably last quarter of the 19th century
Switzerland, Geneva
Metal: silver
Diameter: 41.4 mm
Engrave MOGNETTI Samuel
Weight: 34.4 g.
Edge: Smooth
About this medal
The Geneva Conservatory of Music (CMG)
is a school of music and theatre in
Geneva, Switzerland.
Founded in 1835 by the Geneva financier and patron
François Bartholoni (1796-1881),
the Geneva Conservatory of Music
is the oldest musical education institution in Switzerland
and one of the oldest conservatories in Europe.
Franz Liszt is among his teachers in the first year of his history.
The Place Neuve building was built between 1856 and 1858
on the plans of the French architect
Jean-Baptiste Lesueur. .
