The Zaporizhia Philharmonic Hall was one of the first philharmonic halls in the USSR. It was established in 1939 and was staffed by 17 artists. The building of the Concert Hall was situated in the inner city. For a short period of time the Philharmonic Hall managed to expand all around concert, music and lecture activities and moved to another building which is still occupied by it.
The Glinka Concert Hall (in the early 1950s, the Glinka Cinema and Concert Hall) was designed by architect Georgy Vegman and engineer V. Shapilsky. Georgy Vegman (1899–1973) is known as one of the restorers of the Moscow Kremlin and a senior architect of Giprogor Company. After the Second World War, Georgy Vegman reconstructed Ukrainian cities including Zaporizhia. Many buildings of the city are built upon his designs.
The Cinema and Concert Hall was built in the early 1950s between Dobrolubova Street and Kaganovicha Street (called Goethe Street during the war and later Tregubenko Street). Ten million rubles were appropriated for construction. The building had two auditoriums seating 400 and 800 people.
In 1954, juniper was planted near the Hall. It was the first time when municipal vehicles were used for this purpose. However, the bushes could not strike their roots there because of hot climate of the region.
Today, the Glinka Concert Hall is one of the best halls of this kind in Europe. It has two auditoriums: the Big Concert Auditorium and the Chamber Auditorium seating 772 and 120 people correspondingly. The Philharmonic Hall holds symphony and chamber concerts, recitals of philharmonic artists, lectures on music, literature evenings, tours of foreign performers, regional and international festivals (for instance, the All Ukraine Children's and Youth's Festival of Performing Arts "Chords of Khortytsia" or the Festival of Sacred Chorus Singing "Christ is risen!"), competitions, creative meetings, events dedicated to professional or calendar holidays. In total, up to 800 concerts are hold annually.
In 2008, the Concert Hall was reconstructed and became an all-purpose stage for concerts (from academic music to modern genres), theatre shows, and presentations and other events. The building was newly floored, new curtain was hung, illumination and audio equipment was updated, walls were restored, and armchairs were newly upholstered. By the way, the armchairs are made of rich woods and has been here since the 1950s and will serve for several decades more.
The Dnepropetrovsk Circus (the Circus, for short) is rather young. The building was built in 1980; the project architect was Pavel Nirinberg.
A very interesting composition technique was used — a visual transformation of the same architectural shape depending on perception conditions.
During the day, it looks like a usual pavilion. At night, ...
Rodina Cinema
Dnieper River · Ukraine · Dnepropetrovsk
The Rodina Cinema is Dnepropetrovsk's first cinema.
The Rodina Cinema was constructed in the late 19th century by Germans and was then known as Sailer's Bioscope.
Starting from 16 May 1897, which was only two years after the world's first public cinema show was held, there, in Yekaterinoslav Governorate, on the corner of two streets now known...
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