Anyone that wants to learn about the local music scene in Moscow has come to the right place. The best musical instrument stores in your area including some different sections for where to buy guitars and the best drum shops in town seem like the logical place for us to begin.
While there is plenty of crossover between some lists we think we got the right spots in the right sections for you. Up next we will get into quality instrument repair shops near you because some reading this may need a piano tuned, a guitar repaired, or work done on other band instruments and there is somebody out there that can assist.
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Then it will be time to pivot to the best music lessons for kids or adults. Following that we will give a shout out to the top stores for music lovers that sell vintage CD’s and records here.
We also think many of you will want to know about the best concert halls and live music venues while some others may prefer to visit bars and restaurants that have free live music around the city.
And we will get you out of here with the best festivals on the Moscow music calendar. Stay with us til the end where you will find a map with the wide variety of stores and venues we are discussing pointed out.
Everyone reading this is welcome to look through more of our blogs on cities around Europe at that link.
Moscow Musical Instrument Stores
Some of the best musical instrument stores near you would be:
- United Music at Khokhlovskiy Pereulok, 7-9 pp. 2, 2
- Dinaton at Metro Kyiv, 3
- Mir Muzyki at Sadovaya-Triumfal’naya St 16c1
- Coda Music at St Novaya Bashilovka, 3
- Accord Music Store at St Nizhnyaya Maslovka, 6k1
- Skif Music at Pravdy St, 7/9
- MusicBase at Butyrskiy Val St, 52
- Muztorg at Neglinnaya St, 6/2
United Music sells a wide variety of instruments and audio equipment in your area from various brands.
A comprehensive range of some of the world’s best ukuleles, strings, straps, capos, picks, tuners, cases, amplifiers, accessories, and more are available at Dinaton.
Mir Muzyki features one of the largest selections of pianos, guitars, speakers, lighting, sound, studio, speakers, synthesizers, monitors, drums, bayans, bass, microphones, mixing consoles, power amplifiers, and more.
Unique musical instruments and accessories for local orchestras, theaters, music schools, conservatories, rock bands, amateurs, and more are provided at Coda Music.
Great prices on acoustic and digital keyboards, violins, violas, djembes, cajones, bongos, tambourines, maracas, castanets, clappers, shakers, and more are all offered at Accord Music Store.
Skif Music is an authorized dealer for brands such as Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, Carvin, Jackson, Mayones, Yamaha, Hohner, Ernie Ball, and many more.
A variety of instruments, digital accessories, music and lighting equipment, and parts are sold at MusicBase.
Muztorg excels at providing some of the best musical instruments as well as professional sound, lighting, and studio equipment made by world renowned manufacturers.
Where To Buy Guitars
For all the guitars and accessories you need check out:
- Shamray Guitars at Sosinskaya St, 43
- Vintage Guitars Gallery at St Shchipok, 28
- GuitarPlanet at Elektrozavodskaya St, 21
- Guitars at Bol’shaya Novodmitrovskaya St, 36
- Guitarbank at St, 4-Y Roshchinskiy Proyezd, 14
Shamray offers a wide range of products and services while being known for making some of the best custom guitars near you.
A collection of new and used guitars, basses, mandolins, banjos, ukuleles, and other collectibles can be found at Vintage Guitars Gallery.
GuitarPlanet sells electric, bass, acoustic, and classical guitars as well as accessories and parts plus they offer services too.
A wide variety of classic, electric, and acoustic guitars and ukuleles are offered at Guitars which also offers a workshop for repairs.
You can find rare, vintage, epic, and legendary guitars at Guitarbank.
Don’t forget about the guitars offered at Mir Muzyki from our previous list either.
Drum Shops Near You
Blast Beat at Butyrskiy Val Ulitsa, 48 is one of the best places to buy affordable drums and percussions in your area.
Mir Muzyki from our local music stores list has some top quality drums too.
Instrument Repairs
Instrument repairs in Moscow are available at:
- Muzremont at Bol’shaya Dekabr’skaya St, 3c2
- Diagnostik Guitars at Kholodil’nyy Pereulok, 11
- Guitar Repair at Sakhalinskaya St, 5k1
- Siberia Guitars at Tallinskaya St, 16 # 3
- Easy Bass Master at 1-Y Varshavskiy Proyezd, 1Аstr28
MuzRemont offers a full range of repair services for acoustic, electric, and bass guitars near you beginning with minor repairs, grinding and replacing frets, and ending with a complete restoration.
Diagnostik Guitars specializes in the repair, restoration, and enhancement of guitars and other musical instruments.
Siberia Guitars provides high quality repair and modernization for all types of guitars.
Easy Bass Master performs a major restoration as well as an individual refinement of the instrument to fit your playing style.
Music Lessons
Level up by taking lessons at a music school in your area:
- Moscow Music School at Nizhnyaya Syromyatnicheskaya St, 10
- Sing & Play at Leningradsky Ave, 47
- Uppercuts Music Academy Kalashnyy Pereulok at Kalashnyy Pereulok, 10 St 1
- School of Music at 2-Y Kozhukhovskiy Proyezd
Moscow Music School offers basic music courses in various instruments along with vocal and singing lessons.
Individual and studio programs in vocals, guitar, drums, pianos, saxophones, violin, flute, and pipes are available at Music School.
School of Music has local classes in guitar, piano, bass, singing, vocals, keyboard, and music theory and hosts a variety of student concerts.
CD & Record Stores
Check out all kinds of vintage CD’s and records at these local stores for music lovers:
- Zvukovoy Bar’yer at Leninskiy Prospekt, 70/11
- Vinyl Record Store at Staraya Basmannaya St, 15Ас15
Zvukovoy Bar’yer features over 160,000 vinyl discs including original records from the 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, and 1990’s as well as author’s books of performers and other literature.
High quality vinyl records are offered at reasonable prices at Dig Vinyl Record Store.
Moscow Live Music Venues
Seeing a concert at Moscow live music venues is always a good time:
- Forte Music Club at Bol’shaya Bronnaya St, 18
- Glavclub Green Concert at Ordzhonikidze St, 11
- Moscow International House of Music at Kosmodamianskaya Naberezhnaya, 52c8
- Aglomerat at Kostomarovskiy Pereulok, 3
- Adrenaline Stadium at Leningradsky Ave, 80, k. 17
Forte Music Club is a live music venue hosting jazz concerts in your area that provides opportunities to a wide range of artists.
Glavclub Green Concert is well known for hosting incredible concerts by Russian and international stars.
You can find plenty of music halls at Moscow International House of Music which has over 1,716 seats intended for classical and popular music concerts as well as a chamber hall with 528 seats.
Adrenaline Stadium is a massive venue with a bar and a restaurant that hosts some of the world’s biggest acts.
Fun Restaurants With Entertainment
You can take a date or a group of friends to these restaurants with live music:
- Bryanskiy Byk at Ulitsa Bol’shaya Lubyanka, 24
- Matryoshka Restaurant at Kutuzovsky Ave, 2/1, # 6
- Mumiy Troll at New Arbat Ave, 15
- Igor Butman Jazz Club at Verkhnyaya Radishchevskaya St, 21
- La Prima at Ulitsa Bol’shaya Dmitrovka, 32c1
Mumiy Troll is a restaurant-bar with live music that was created with direct participation from over 500 concerts of popular performers while Matryoshka Restaurant is a stylish two story restaurant featuring live musical performances near you by a variety of artists.
Publication Downbeat has regarded Igor Butman Jazz Club as one of the best jazz venues in the world and the heir to the legendary LeClub and the hub of the capital’s jazz scene.
There’s live local music every night at La Prima.
Bars With Live Music
There are also some bars that play live music around town:
- The Bix at Bol’shoy Kozikhinskiy Pereulok, 9
- Club Liberty at Slavyanskaya Square, 2/5/4 # 3
- Guru Bar at Myasnitskaya St, 41c3
Music Festivals In Your Area
We will be back soon with a list of the best music festivals in Moscow.
In the past we have also discussed:
- Where To Buy CD’s & Records In Saint Petersburg
- Where To Buy CD’s & Records In Minsk
- Where To Buy CD’s & Records In Kiev
- Where To Buy CD’s & Records In Warsaw
Enjoy The Moscow Local Music Scene
We tried to cover everything as quickly and as well as possible for you on this page. After reading about the best musical instrument stores, drum and guitar shops, instrument repair services, classes and lessons, vintage CD and record stores, concert halls and other live music venues near you like bars and restaurants, and the best festivals in the region you should have a much better understanding of what is available.
And anyone that made it this far might just know a little bit about the local music scene themself and if so feel free to tell us what we got wrong in the comments or share your own thoughts. Now it is time for you to go enjoy the music in Moscow.