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| National Philharmonic in Warsaw | |
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  Location in Poland | |
| General information | |
| Type | Concert Hall |
| Architectural style | Socialist realism,Eclecticist |
| Location | Jasna 5, Warsaw, Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°14′03″N21°00′40″E / 52.23417°N 21.01111°E /52.23417; 21.01111 |
| Current tenants | Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Construction started | 1900 |
| Completed | 1901; 124 years ago (1901) |
| Inaugurated | 5 November 1901 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Karol Kozłowski (1901) Eugeniusz Szparkowski (1955) |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |   Świętokrzyska |
| Website | |
| filharmonia.pl | |
TheNational Philharmonic in Warsaw (Polish:Filharmonia Narodowa w Warszawie) is a Polish cultural institution, located at 5 Jasna Street inWarsaw. The building was built between 1900 and 1901, under the direction of Karol Kozłowski, to be reconstructed in 1955 by Eugeniusz Szparkowski. The director of the institution is Wojciech Nowak.[1][2] It is the main venue of theWarsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra.
Since 1955, the institution hosts theInternational Chopin Piano Competition. The building also hosts the annual festivalWarsaw Autumn.[3]
The first building of the Warsaw Philharmonic was designed by Karol Kozłowski.[4] It was constructed in the years 1900-1901. The official inauguration took place on 5 November 1901. The orchestra was conducted by Emil Młynarski withIgnacy Jan Paderewski appearing as a solo artist, playing his own piano concerto as well as several pieces byChopin. The bass singer Wiktor Grąbczewski[5] performed a solo part in a cantata by Władysław Żeleński.
The original building was based on European philharmonics and operas of the nineteenth century, primarily on theParis Opera. It had a richEclecticist design with elements of contemporarily interpretedNeo-romanticism and theBaroque Revival. The building had three floors.[6] Originally, the main entrance was located from the Jasna Street. The sculptures on the facade were made by Stanisław R. Lewandowski and Władysław Mazur.
The construction was funded by banker Leopold Julian Kronenberg and pianistIgnacy Jan Paderewski among others.
The facade of the original building was decorated with sculptures portraying characters from the works ofWolfgang Amadeus Mozart,Ludwig van Beethoven,Fryderyk Chopin, andStanisław Moniuszko.[7] The main concert hall had an area of 730m2 and capacity for 2000 people.[8]
The work of the Philharmonic was interrupted by theInvasion of Poland in September of 1939. The building was burned during theSiege of Warsaw[9] and then bombed during theWarsaw Uprising in 1944, receiving severe damage.
The rebuilt Philharmonic was opened on 21 February 1955,[4] on the day of inauguration of theV International Chopin Piano Competition.[10] Built based on a design by Eugeniusz Szparkowski and Henryk Białobrzeski, the building lost its original rich decorations which were replaced by the esthetic ofSocialist realism.[11] The main entrance was moved to Sienkiewicz Street. The main concert hall has capacity for 1072 people and the hall forchamber music has capacity for 378 people.[12]
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