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The aim of the institution is to
organize concert seasons in order to promote the values of both universal and
national classical music by the contribution of instrumental and vocal
performers from the country and from abroad. Apart from the organ music,
which is specific for this concert hall, the spectators have the opportunity
to listen to the performances of the National Chamber
Orchestra (founded in the framework of the Organ Hall) with notorious
soloists. There are also many instrumental, vocal, chamber ensembles
recitals, various literary-musical manifestations, fine art exhibitions,
concerts dedicated to some notorious personalities (composers, performers,
poets, writers etc.) held in this institution. The building of the Organ Hall has
a unique beauty. It is an architecture monument, taken under the auspices of
the state. Designed and built at the end of the 19th century – the beginning
of the 20th century by the engineer Mihail CECHERU-CUSH, the Organ Hall
impresses by its monumental forms executed prevalently in classic style, also
containing some elements of the romantic art. The cupola and the sculptural
groups confer to the image of the building exceptional artistic
expressiveness. Before 1974 the building hosted different financial
institutions, including the National Bank.
There were also invited
specialists from other places to take part in the reconstruction works: the
parquetry was made in the West of Ukraine, the ceiling ornaments were made in
Odessa, the white chairs, upholstered with velvet , were covered with gold by
masters from St-Petersburg, who were specialised in restoring the royal
palaces from Petergof and Tsarskoe Selo (there have been used 900 g of gold),
the chandeliers of precious crystal were made in the Czech Republic. The organ, installed in this
magnificent hall, was made at the “Rieger-Kloss” company from the Czech city
Krnov, a factory with strong traditions, well known for the instruments it
produces, which are installed in many cities of the world. The Organ from
Chisinau is an electromechanical one, of medium size, containing about 3000
pipes their height being from 15 cm to 5, 5 m in 55 registers. It was on the 15 th of September,
1978 that the organ first sounded during the Organ Hall inauguration concert.
At this event the following musicians took part: the organ performer Svetlana
BODIUL, merited artist, Maria BIEªU (soprano) and Ion JOSAN (cello performer), people’s artists and the
Academic choir „DOINA”, conducted by Veronica GARªTEA, people’s artist.
It was H. GRODBERG who was most of
all fond of the Chisinau organ. All these years the Organ Hall hosted also
clavichord concerts and recitals with A. MIROSHNIKOV, N. SVIRIDENKO and other
performers on the stage.
There are many festivals, contests
and exhibitions held every year in the Organ Hall. The most important of them
are: the „Martsishor” International Music Festival, The Days of New Music,
The International Competitions for string and wind instruments performers,
The “Silver Chrysanthemum” International Competition for Romance Singers etc. There are some governmental
concerts organised in the Organ Hall, as well as some cultural manifestations
for official delegations from abroad. Apart from Moldovan spectators, The
Organ Hall is visited by many tourists who are interested in this
architecture monument and in listening to the organ music. International
contest laureates and performers with state awards are those who perform the
most often on the stage of the Organ Hall, according to its status. Meanwhile
the gifted young musicians are encouraged to perform on this stage in the
framework of a series of concerts with the generic of “Young Talents”, which
are organised especially for them. Due to the fact that the Organ
Hall from Chisinau has perfect acoustic qualities, lots of recordings
are made in this hall. Many of
the concerts are broadcasted live by the National Television and Radio
Channels and by some private broadcasting companies. The Organ Hall is
endowed with valuable music instruments: 6 clavichords, „Yamaha”, „Bechstein”
and „Steinway” concert pianos.
Sience the Organ Hall inauguration
many managers of this institution, such as Mihail MURZAC, Ludmila TANMOªAN,
Igor BOLBOCEANU, Valeriu ªEICANU, Valentin DONI, Mihai COREÞCHI, as well as
Larisa ZUBCU, current head manager of the Organ Hall, contributed to the
activity enrichment of this cultural institution. For 25 years, a series of
organists activated permanently at the Organ Hall: Svetlana BODIUL (currently
established in Malta), Olga BABAGIAN (established in Romania), and Marina
ZAGORSCHI (established in Germany). The organist Ana STREZEVA performs
in the Organ Hall since the institution’s inauguration. She presents solo
recitals and various concerts with orchestras, choirs and different
ensembles, vocal and instrumental soloists. Ana STREZEVA elaborated complex
music programs, performed both in Moldova and abroad with the soprano Maria
BIESHU, the panpipe performers Vasile IOVU and Gheorghe ZAMFIR, the last
one’s presence on the Organ Hall stage being a memorable event in the
capital’s cultural history.
The majority of the guests who had
the opportunity to visit this hall and to perform on its stage mention that
the Organ Hall from Chisinau is one of the most beautiful concert halls from
Europe and even from all over
the world. We can strongly affirm that the Organ Hall from Chisinau is worth
to be proud of and represents a veritable jewel for our people and country. |
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