On 5 November 1882, the Music Lyceum (later the Conservatoire) was inaugurated, established according to the testamentary wishes of Gioachino Rossini: “as heir to my property, I appoint the Municipality of Pesaro, my homeland, to found and endow a Music Lyceum in that city” (5 July 1858). Its beginnings were marked by the distinguished leadership of Carlo Pedrotti and by distinctive choices compared to contemporary institutions, which in just a few years secured a high reputation for the Lyceum, described as “a true musical Salamanca, a true artistic Sorbonne.”

After 140 years since its foundation, the Conservatoire, despite its evolved structure, remains faithful to the vision of a model school capable of combining past and present to shape the future of its students and to promote the knowledge and dissemination of music.

Thanks to Rossini’s bequest, the Institute became—and still is—a meeting place for musicians, intellectuals, writers, and inventors, distinguished by a vibrant tradition of concert production.