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If you’re planning to attend a concert at the National Philharmonic of Ukraine but aren’t sure which seat to choose, here’s what you need to know.

The Philharmonic is located in a historic building that appeared on Kyiv’s map in 1882. Designed by the renowned architect Volodymyr Nikolayev, it was originally built as the Merchants’ Assembly Hall and quickly became the finest concert venue in the city, known for its exceptional acoustics.

Today, the venue hosts a wide variety of musical events almost every day, which we regularly share on our website.

The magical sound can be heard from every corner of the Column Hall thanks to its excellent acoustics. However, not every seat offers a perfect view of the stage.

Some seats provide only a partial view of the stage.

Others offer a view of the organ only.

These are the details we’d like to draw your attention to.

When you visit the Philharmonic’s website and click “Buy Ticket” for any event in the Column Hall, you’ll see a seating chart. It uses colours and symbols to indicate important features:

Grey marks the columns.

Red marks seats with a restricted view due to the columns.

Purple marks seats with no view of the stage, but a great view of the organ.

All seats with no direct view of the stage are located on the second floor. However, this doesn’t mean you’ll only hear the concert, you’ll also be able to watch it on large screens installed there, which broadcast every event.

Tickets for seats marked in red and purple are significantly cheaper.

So please check the seating chart carefully when purchasing tickets and choose the seat that will be most comfortable for you.

We look forward to welcoming you to the National Philharmonic of Ukraine.

The news was reported by the State Agency of Ukraine for Arts and Art Education.

This year, the members of the Award Committee chosen  the following winners:

In the nomination  “Concert and Performing Arts” category: Maksym Shadko is a pianist and a faculty member at the departments of chamber ensemble and special piano at the Ivan Kotlyarevskyi Kharkiv National University of Arts. Since 2023, Shadko been a soloist with the National Philharmonic of Ukraine. He received the award for his concert programs of 2023-2024.

In the nomination “Composer Creativity” category: Chornyi Oleksandr is a composer, pianist and curator of youth classical music projects. For consideration by the Committee, he submitted the following works:

• Concerto for viola and orchestra (2023)
• Living Trees – for reader, ensemble, and electronics (2023) to the text of Miroslav Layuk
• Two Material Etudes (2024) for solo violin
• Umbra for violin and multi-channel electronics (2023)

We congratulate the winners and wish them continued creative success!

From February 20 to 26, the lobby of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskyi Uzviz, 2, Kyiv) will host a unique photo exhibition titled “Evacuation Chronicles.” This documentary almanac showcases the efforts of the East SOS Charitable Foundation from May 2022 to August 2024. Please note that admission is exclusive to concert attendees.

The photographs captured in Dnipro, Pokrovsk, Kramatorsk, Chasovoy Yar, Bakhmut, Lyman, Avdiivka, Kherson, Gulyaipole, Uman, Sumska Oblast and Kherson Oblast depict the fight for survival amid wartime conditions. Photos represent the stories of individuals rescued by evacuation teams, memories of cities devastated by russian invaders and the narratives of compassionate souls who offered hope for salvation.

February is special for the whole country. The musical program of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine will include concerts dedicated to the following memorable dates:

 February 20. The concert: Mass of Angels, dedicated to  the day of Heroes – Heavenly Hundred(100 killed demonstrators February 2014 Kyiv).

 February 21. The program: She was born free (songs of the liberation movement of the Ukrainian people from the 16th to the 21st centuries).

February 24. Bohdana Frolyak’s symphony-requiem:Righteous Soul on the words of Taras Shevchenko. Symphony-requiem will be performed by the Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine and the National Chapel of Ukraine – DUMKA to the third anniversary of the full-scale war. The work was written during the Maidan-2014 events and has an important message for Ukrainians in the current wartime: unite, fight, respect each other.

February 26.  Dedication concert: Idee Fixe by the Honored Academic  Exemplary-Demonstration Orchestra of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The art of music and singing combined with the documentary truth of the photographs by Evacuation Chronicle at the National Philharmonic. Exhibition will remind us of the meaning of Ukraine’s struggle and how important it is to guard each and every one.

The exhibition – Chronicles of evacuation is implemented by the BF East SOS, within the project – Support of war-affected vulnerable population groups and residents of remote areas of Ukraine(with the financial support of the EU).

Dear Belmont Music Publishing team and Arnold Shönberg’s family! National Philharmonic of Ukraine want to support you with your recent loses because of Palisades Pacific fires.

Belmont Music Publishing takes care of the full range of works by Arnold Schönberg – one of the most influential composers of the early 20th century. In particular, Verklärte Nacht and Pierrot Lunaire, which are fundamental to the classical repertoire of the 20th century.

On 13 of September 2024 Kyiv Chamber Orchestra performed Arnold Schönberg’s Verklärte Nacht dedicated to the 150 anniversary of Arnold Schönberg at the festival of One Day.

Today, as a sign of support, we would like to present you a recording of an excerpt from this concert performed by the Kyiv Chamber Orchestra under instrument of maestro Natalia Ponomarchuk.

The team of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine is grateful to you for preserving the memory of Schönberg and his great contribution to the world musical heritage.

We understand this loss better than anyone, since in 1988 one of the best sheet music libraries in Kyiv, located in the Philharmonic Hall, was also lost due to a flood.

National Philharmonic of Kyiv also on the same path to digitizing our archives, in particular sheet music.

Thank you for your work and for the fact that you show an example of indomitability and optimism! Such a message resonates with the musicians of Ukraine!