Lugansk Regional Philharmonic Hall
Lugansk Regional Philharmonic Hall is the centre of the region’s music life.
Lugansk Regional Philharmonic Hall started its operation with an ensemble, organized in march 1943, on the basis of which, a Ukrainian Folk Ensemble of Songs and Dance was created under the direction of M. Novohatska. The first concert of the symphonic orchestra with about 50 participating musicians took place in summer of 1945 it was operating with the conductor Samuel W. Ratner (in 1944-47 conductor and art director of Voroshilovgrad philharmonic hall). Since then the hearts of millions of viewers were captured by this Philharmonic Hall. Numerous concerts, meetings with artists took place there; such as T. Kharennikov, A. Pakhmutova ,Y.Frenkel, M. Fradkin, G. Movesesyan. People of Lugansk met with well-known performers: P. Virskyy National Academic Ansamble of Dance of Ukraine; National Honored Academic Chapel “Dumka”; National Ansamble of Dance of Siberia; Pyatnitsky Choir; Utesov and Lundstrem jazz orchestras; and artists like E. Miroshnichenko, A. Solovianenko, T. Milashkina, D. Khvorostovsky, V. Vysotsky, E. Vestik, M. Esambaev, S. Rotaru, A. Pugacheva, I. Kobzon, V. Leontiev, etc and others.
Since 2008, after the completion of the building reconstruction, with the latest modern technologies and technical equipment set-up and equipment, the Lugansk Regional Philharmonic Hall has two concert halls: large Main Concert Hall (503 people) and Small Chamber Hall (70 people) for small scale performances, meetings.
The Philharmonic Hall has a very good organ. This particular organ was constructed in Germany in a well-known Alexander Schuke Potsdam Orgelbau GmbH, that is over 200 years old and specializes in restoration of ancient organs and manufacturing of the new ones.
For 6 month German specialists were assembling the organ in the Philharmonic Hall itself.
The unveiling of the organ took place on March 1, 1985. To this date it is the only Alexander Schuke organ in Ukraine. In 2012 Kharkiv Philharmonic Hall is going to have one.
The Organ of Lugansk Philharmonic Hall was specially designed for our Main Hall, extraordinary quality of registers, mechanics, inner construction, sound, were well received by all the visiting performers.
Address: 23 Lenin Str., Luhansk
Telephone: +038 (0642) 523-121
Primous Fountain will have his premiere of his Second Symphony by Lugansk Symphony Orchestra in Lugansk
Written by Magdalena Wojdyla
The American composer - Primous Fountain will have his premiere of his Second Symphony by Lugansk Symphony Orchestra in Lugansk on 16 June 2011. The Symphony was commissioned by the international well known producer Quincy Jones.
Mr. Fountain will be in Lugansk on 11 June until 17 June. This is his first visit to Ukraine and he is looking forward to the performance of his Symphony as well as getting to know Ukraine.
His music has been performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Dance Theatre of Harlem, to name a few.
If you would like to interview Mr. Fountain please contact him directly. He will be staying at the Lugansk Hotel.
His mobile phone ,
email address,
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Or you can contact the Lugansk Symphony Orchestra.
His websites are: www.primousfountaincommittee.
Please find nformation about Mr. Fountain attached with this letter.
A Chicago Newspaper Article about the Second Symphony premiere in Lugansk is here -
http://www.chicagodefender.