Glinka

Glinka - named after Mikhail Glinka, composer of A Life for the Tsar is the name of the small hall of St. Petersburg Philharmonia.

It has a beautiful interior, and it regularly hosts international music festivals and competitions.

On May 15, 1949 the new chamber hall of the Leningrad Philharmonia was opened in the old building in Nevsky Prospect. The creation of this hall was based on the rich Russian chamber music traditions.

The first sprouts of chamber art appeared on the banks of the Neva in the early XVIII century (salon music parties of the enlightened nobility). The building housing the hall was erected in the middle of the XVIII century after the design by F.B. Rastrelli. The spacious hall with the elegant adjoining rooms on the second floor was initially used for balls and masquerades. In 1802 the Philharmonic Society, the first one in Europe, started its concert activity in the hall.

The Hall had witnessed the debuts of many musicians who became widely known afterwards; violinists M. Weimann and B. Gutnikov, cellists M. Maisky and many others made their debuts here.

Hours : Vary.

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Contact Information

Glinka
Nevsky pr. 30
190000 St.Petersburg, RU

Tel. +78121178333

http://www.philharmonia.spb.ru