The Organ and Chamber Music Hall was founded in 1960 in the former church and monastery of St. Magdalena, a beautiful 17th-century building. The music hall’s magnificent organ by Czech manufacturer Rieger-Kloss is the largest organ in Ukraine. The Organ and Chamber Music Concert Hall is located a bit outside Lviv’s center, close to Polytechnic University and across the street from Seven Piggies restaurant.
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Lviv’s Philharmonic was founded in 1902, and since that time it’s been one of Ukraine’s top concert halls. Over its century-long history it has hosted performances by world renowned musicians and composers such as Strauss, Mahler, Bartok, and Rubinstein. The Lviv Philharmonic is located in the city center on Chaikovs’koho Street just off Shevchenko Avenue.
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The Lviv Opera House was built in 1900 using forms of Renaissance and Baroque architecture. The result is one of the most beautiful opera houses in Europe with a luxurious interior, including the Mirror Hall and Parnassus Curtain and a stunning facade with ornate sculpture work. The Opera House stands at the very center of Lviv’s main avenue Prospect Svobody, close to all downtown tourist attractions and restaurants.
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