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Russia Capital: Moscow Currency: Russian ruble Population: 141,377,752 Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall
Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall 29 November saw the grand opening of the new Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall in the presence of President Vladimir Putin, Minister for Economic Development Gherman Gref, Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin, Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov and Governor of St Petersburg Valentina Matvienko. The opening of the Concert Hall proved yet another illustrious date in the history of Russian theatre. It is the only theatre and concert venue of its kind in Russia, designed according to the very latest developments in construction and purpose-built to host concerts. The building of the new Concert Hall has historic ties to the Mariinsky Theatre. In 1900, the site was occupied by the Set Workshops and Exhibition Pavilion of the Board of Imperial Theatres which were passed to the Mariinsky Theatre in 1979. For over one hundred years amazing sets for numerous productions, many of which remain in the theatre´s repertoire today, have been created in this Set Hall. The Set Workshops is linked with such illustrious theatre designers as Alexander Golovin, Konstantin Korovin, Alexandre Benois, Ivan Bilibin, Fyodor Fyodorovsky and Simon Virsaladze. The Mariinsky Theatre and the new Concert Hall are linked by the name of Viktor Schröter – principal architect of the Board of Imperial Theatres. He designed the building of the Set Workshops and, some ten years previously, he supervised the reconstruction of the Mariinsky Theatre. Schröter was a true theatre architect. His creations include the opera house in Kiev and theatres in Nizhny-Novgorod, Rybinsk, Irkutsk and Tbilisi. He was a master of the rational movement in late 19th century Russian architecture and founder of the so-called "brick style". In terms of importance, the Set Workshops are of great historic, artistic and cultural value. It is listed in the Register of Objects of Cultural Heritage as an architectural monument. There was a fire in the building of the Set Workshops in September 2003, destroying almost all the costumes and sets stored there and damaging the site so badly that it seemed it was lost forever. However, maestro Gergiev took the decision to build the new Concert Hall on the site of the workshops, retaining Schröter´s beautiful façade. The old façade has now been lovingly restored, preserving all the decorative elements down to the historic inscriptions. The opposite side of the building, which faces onto Decembrists´ Street, has a new façade that is a unique embodiment of 21st century architecture. Xavier Fabre who designed the new Concert Hall believes that the innovative architecture will prove an organic blend of "this century and the past one". The Concert Hall has been built with all the latest innovations. The building houses a unique hall with wooden acoustic panels and all the necessary engineering systems. In terms of technology and acoustics, the name of Yasuhisa Toyota should guarantee that the new Concert Hall will rank alongside the world´s finest concert venues, such as the concert halls in Lucerne, Sapporo and Birmingham, Berlin´s Philharmonie, Leipzig´s Gewandhaus and the Disney Hall in Los Angeles. In the new hall, the stage can be transformed for the desired effect according to the programme for the evening. By being able to control separate sections of the stage, it will be possible to vary the positions of orchestral groups or form an orchestra pit. The hall can also be used for semi-staged productions of operas and ballets. It's new hall has 1100 seats. It will host symphony concerts by the Mariinsky Theatre as well as by guest orchestras. go back |