What is the founding date of this largest and oldest independent theatrical arts school in Russia, where Maximilian Maksakov was a professor?
Maximilian Maksakov: Maksimilian Karlovich Maksakov (Максимилиа′н Ка′рлович Макса′ков, also known as Max Maksakov, real name Max Schwartz; 1869, Chernivtsi, Duchy of Bukovina, Austria-Hungary — March 26, 1936, Moscow, USSR) — was an Austrian/Russian opera singer (dramatic baritone) and music teacher. Maximilian Maksakov:  As a theater director, entrepreneur and later Russian Academy of Theatre Arts professor, Maksakov has made a considerable impact on the development of performance arts in Russia, especially in the province. Russian Academy of Theatre Arts: The Russian University of Theatre Arts (Russian: Российский университет театрального искусства — ГИТИС ) was founded on 22 September 1878 as the Shestakovsky Music School, became the Musico-Dramatic School of the Moscow Philharmonic Society in 1883, and was elevated to the status of a conservatory in 1886.
22 September 1878