P.I. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall

On the site of the modern building since 1901, the theater "Buff Miniatures" by the French entrepreneur Charles Omont was located, later - the theater of the light genre "Zon", and after the revolution the Theater of the RSFSR. In the 1920s, the building was transferred to the Meyerhold Theatre (TIM, since 1926 - Gostim). The new building was conceived by the director-reformer as the largest and most modern theater in Moscow. In 1938, construction was largely completed. In 1939, Meyerhold was arrested and subsequently shot. The unfinished building was transferred to the Moscow Philharmonic. In 1938, in its corner part, the Mayakovskaya metro station was opened, in 1940 the interior decoration of the new concert hall was completed, in which much has been preserved from the original project (architect Cherin). The original ellipsoid shape of the hall provides excellent visibility and audibility at any point. In the back of the scene was installed the organ of the German company "Walker", brought from the Leningrad Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul. Since 1959, the electric organ of the Czech Riger-Kloss company has been mounted in the hall, subsequently reconstructed twice (in 1970 and in 1977). The opening of the new concert hall of the Moscow Philharmonic, named after P.I. Tchaikovsky, was timed to the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth. On October 12, 1940, the State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR under the direction of A. Gauk and K. Ivanov performed the Sixth Symphony, Francesca da Rimini, the 1st part of the First Piano Concerto, arias from operas and romances. The soloists were L. Oborin, P. Nortsov, E. Kruglikova, V. Davydova and M. Reisen. For 60 years of existence, the hall hosted the largest musical events, All-Union and All-Russian Reviews of academic and folk groups, symphony orchestras, decades and days of culture and art of the Union and Autonomous Republics of the USSR and foreign countries. Since 1962, the hall has become one of the main venues of the International Tchaikovsky Competition. It was the arena of All-Union competitions of choreographers, ballet dancers, international chess tournaments and a film set. Now KZCh hosts performances of leading soloists, symphony orchestras, choral, choreographic, folklore, pop groups. Operas are staged in concert performance, musical and dramatic productions. The hall hosts festivals and competitions “Russian Winter”, “Moscow Stars”, “Moscow Autumn”, “Talents of Russia”, ballet evenings, performances of dance groups, Pushkin holidays and Poetry Days, etc. The Moscow Philharmonic holds about 300 concerts a year. The hall is designed for 1,499 seats.