Vladislav Gennadyevich Sokolov, choral conductor, music and public figure. Teacher of choral conducting (since 1936, since 1951 – professor), head of Chair of Choral Conducting (1957-1960, since 1983). People`s Artist of the USSR, Laureate of the RSFSR State M.I. Glinka Prize and the Lenin Komsomol Prize.
Karen Surenovich Khachaturyan, composer, music and public figure. Teacher of instrumentation (sicne 1952, since 1981 – professor). People`s Artist of the RSFSR, Laureate of the USSR State Prize.
Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin, composer, music and public figure. Teacher of composition (1865-1970). People`s Artist of the USSR, Laureate of the Lenin and State Prizes.
Tikhon Nickolayevich Khrennikov, composer, music and public figure. Teacher of composition (since 1961, since 1966 – professor). People`s Artist of the USSR, Hero of Socialist Labour, Laureate of the Lenin and State Prizes.
Yuili Dmitriyevich Engel 1868-1927, pupil of S.I. Taneyev, music critic, composer, music and public figure.
Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev (1856-1915), pupil of P. I. Tchaikovsky, composer, pianist, conductor, music and public figure. Teacher of musical theory, composition and piano (1878-1905, since 1881- professor), director (1885-1889)
Pyotr Iljich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), composer, conductor, music critic, music and public figure. Professor of theory music and free composition (1866-1878).
Vladimir Fyodorovich Odoyevsky (1804-1869), writer, composer, music and public figure. One of the first directors of the Russian Music Society.
Nickolai Grigorevch Rubinstein (1835-1881), pianist, conductor, music and public figure, founder and first direcror of the Music Classes in Moscow (1860-1865) and of the Moscow Conservatoire (18866-1881).