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Radio Hall
The Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company’s concert venue Mihail Jora is known also as the Radio Hall. The venue was built in 1959 and inaugurated two years later. Thoroughly refurbished in 2009, the Radio Hall has a seating capacity of 1,000 and it is the only one that offers the possibility of live digital recordings. Seven […]
Grand Palace Hall
It is a modern edifice, located in the center of Bucharest. It was built right next to the Royal Palace (now the National Museum of Art). The Grand Palace Hall has a capacity of 4,060 seats, displayed in amphitheater. All concerts part of the “Great Orchestras of the World” series in the Enescu Festival take […]
The Romanian Athenaeum
The Romanian Athenaeum was built in the heart of Bucharest 130 years ago. It is a symbolic edifice for the Romanian culture. The ceiling of the concert hall is decorated with anthropomorphic and animal motifs inspired by Romanian folk tales. The 75 m long Fresco painted on the circular wall of the concert hall illustrates […]
Auditorium Hall
Auditorium Hall, National Museum of Arts Located in the Ştirbei museum’s building, the Auditorium is equipped with performant technical equipment, allowing for the organization of concerts, film shows, symposiums, international conferences, having a capacity of 446 seats. Inaugurated as a section of the National Art Museum of Romania in the autumn of 1995, the Auditorium benefits […]
National Opera Bucharest
Bucharest National Opera House – an institution that has a history of around 140 years – was lawfully founded in 1877; then, in 1885, it received the status of private company and became a state theater in 1921, although only received a new performance venue around 1950, after having been functioning in various locations of […]
“George Enescu” Hall of the National University of Music Bucharest
The National University of Music, Bucharest (UMB) was founded in 1864 by Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza of Romania, as a Conservatory for Music and Drama. Many prestigious musicians studied here. Some of them had the privilege to learn and be inspired by George Enescu himself.
“Victor Ion Popa” Theatre
Piatra-Neamț
Sibiu
Cotroceni Palace, the Cerchez Salon
The Cerchez Salon, within the Cotroceni Palace, also called the Great White Salon or the Grand Salon, was created at the initiative of Marie of Romania and was obtained by combining two smaller rooms: the Salon of Receptions (Garnier Opera Style) and the Great Dining Room (French Revival Style), the one where on 14-27 August […]
Excelsior Theatre
Excelsior Theatre in Bucharest, dedicated to children and young audiences productions, conducts its activity on Academiei Street, nr 28, on the first three floors of a modern building. The Main Hall („Ion Lucian”) has 180 seats and is fully equipped with professional sound and light equipment. The stage depth is 8 meters, its weight is […]
