Kharkiv Regional Philharmonic

Kharkiv Regional Philharmonic — a place capable of awakening incredible feelings in the soul of every listener. The melodic sounds of the organ will leave no one indifferent. The organ hall of the city of Kharkiv has the largest organ in Ukraine, created to an individual design by the German company “Alexander Schuke”. Organists from different countries around the world come to perform on the stage of the Kharkiv Philharmonic. In the past, famous composers and performers appeared on the stage of the Philharmonic organ hall. Among them: S. Richter, D. Bashkirov, D. Shostakovich, D. Kramer, A. Rubinstein, etc.

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Interesting facts:

• The organ weighs 40 tons, and its height reaches 15 m. The length of the organ pipes reaches 9 m.
• The Philharmonic organ was manufactured in Berlin in 2012. However, it first played on stage only in 2016.
• The Kharkiv Philharmonic was founded in 1929.