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KAUNAS STATE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY – THE HOUSE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
This historical house was finished in 1928, under the project of architect Edmund Fryk. The Palace of Justice and the Parliament opened its doors there. The top of the colonnade was decorated with gilded letters in Latin “JUSTITIA EST FUNDAMENTUM REGNORUM” (“Justice is Fundamental to Reign“). In 1936, on the 1st of September, an Opening meeting of Parliament took place in the Great Hall.
In 1961, the part of the building and the Great Hall was conveyed to the Department of Kaunas, of LSSR National Philharmonic Society. In 2006, under the decision of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, the department of Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society has become the independent concert institution – Kaunas State Philharmonic Society. In 2008, on the 1st of October, the audience was invited to the renovated, new and shining Kaunas State Philharmonic building.
The concert season of Kaunas State Philharmonic lasts from September to June. Kaunas State Philharmonic arranges around 160-200 concerts per year. During summer, from June to September, Pažaislis Music Festival takes place.
Kaunas State Philharmonic constantly arranges symphonic, chamber, jazz, contemporary music concerts, music afternoons for the whole family, educational programmes for pupils, festivals, thematic concert cycles. Since 1990, the International Festival of Young Musicians – “Kaunas” – has become a tradition. E. Grieg and M.K.Čiurlionis Music Festival is being held since 1998, together with Hordaland County Council of Norway. Since 1996, the internationally acclaimed Pažaislis Music Festival is held during summer, in various Lithuanian heritage objects; together with Kaunas Department of Lithuanian Composers’ Union, the Contemporary Music Festival “Up-Close” is being organised. The most famous performers in Lithuania and foreign countries visit Kaunas State Philharmonic Society. Classically whiffing arcs immortalized the shows of such performers as Mūza Rubackytė (Lithuania-France, piano), Irena Milkevičiūtė (Lithuania, soprano), Vladimir Spivakov (Russia, violin), Pavel Berman (Italy, violin), David Geringas (Lithuania, cello), Petras Geniušas (Lithuania, piano), Sergei Stadler (Russia, violin), Asmik Grigorian (Lithuania, soprano) and many others. The significant role in Kaunas State Philharmonic concert activity is played by the Kaunas State Choir (art director and chief conductor Prof. Petras Bingelis), which repertoire covers more than 120 monumental vocal-instrumental pieces.
There are 530 seats in the Great Hall.
60 seats in the Small Hall.
Kaunas State Philharmonic Society is located in the very centre of Kaunas city, this is a geographically practical place to reach:
- An easy way to get to the airport, bus and railway station.
- There are many hotels nearby.
Kaunas State Philharmonic is a perfect place to arrange concerts, festivals, conferences, seminars, training courses, admissions, commemorations, congresses. Kaunas State Philharmonic is at your service:
- cosy, historical surroundings;
- one of the best music halls in Kaunas city;
- Wi-Fi zone, lift and facilities for the disabled;
- other spaces – the lobby of the 1st and the 2nd floor – are adapted for exhibitions, presentations, and coffee breaks.
Kaunas State Philharmonic – is a multifunctional space that lets implement your ideas of events and leisure.
The regenerated historical house invites you to feel the eternal...
Our staff will kindly listen to your requests and suggest the most optimum solution.
Requisites
Organisation name: Concert Institution Kaunas State Philharmonic Society
Registrar: State Enterprise Centre of Registers, Kaunas Branch
Company address: L.Sapiegos str. 5, 44252 Kaunas, Lithuania
Bank account: LT187011700000345160
Bank: Ltd Ūkio bank, Kaunas branch
Bank code: 70117
Company number: 300520121
Contacts: Tel. +370 37 22 25 58, +370 37 22 25 38, +370 37 91393, +370 37 77207, Fax +370 37 22 92 08, E-mail: info@kaunofilharmonija.lt, Website: http://www.kaunofilharmonija.lt
