Georgian National Philharmonic Hall, Concert hall in Central Tbilisi, Georgia.
The Georgian National Philharmonic Hall is a concert venue at 36/1 Merab Kostava Street in Tbilisi. Its main auditorium seats 2,500 and a small hall seats 750. A circular foyer links the interior with the surrounding city blocks, and a bronze sculpture titled Muse stands in front of the hall.
The Philharmonic Society of Georgia was founded in Tiflis in 1905, with Zakaria Paliashvili and Ioseb Sulkanishvili among its organizers; Sulkanishvili served as first chairman. The society collected Georgian folk songs and church chants and helped stage excerpts of Paliashvili's opera Abesalom and Eteri in 1913. The concert hall itself was built in 1971 to a design by architect Ivane Chkhenkeli and was named after composer Aleksi Machavariani in 2014.
The Walk of Stars was laid out beside the building in 2001. Its plaques honour figures such as ballerina Nino Ramishvili, singer Nani Bregvadze, violinist Liana Isakadze, ensembles Orera and Iveria, and composer Bidzina Kvernadze.
The hall stands at 36/1 Merab Kostava Street, and its circular foyer links the interior with the surrounding streets, so you can walk around the building. The main auditorium seats 2,500 and the small hall 750; check the programme before travelling, as the venue is a working concert organisation rather than a daily open monument.
The bronze Muse in front of the hall was made by sculptor Merab Berdzenishvili together with architect Ivane Chkhenkeli, who designed the 1971 building. A bust of composer Georgy Tsabadze, a Philharmonic collaborator, also stands in the hall.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 93,172 contributors worldwide.