Moscow International House of Music, Performing arts center on Kosmodamianskaya Embankment, Moscow, Russia

The Moscow International House of Music is a cylindrical glass-and-steel building on the Kosmodamianskaya Embankment, rising over 46 metres with a three-storey stylobate and a two-storey basement. Its four halls include the 1,699-seat Svetlanov Hall, clad in Siberian larch, a chamber hall, a theatre hall and a newer multipurpose hall. The complex also contains a recording studio, an exhibition gallery and the Allegro restaurant.

The foundation stone was laid on 7 September 2000 by Vladimir Spivakov and Mayor Yury Luzhkov, and the centre opened on 28 September 2003 with the debut of the National Philharmonic of Russia. The Turkish firm Enka Insaat ve Sanayi built it for about US$200 million, financed entirely by the City of Moscow. It was the first classical music hall built in the city in over a century.

The National Philharmonic of Russia performs regularly here, and the venue has become central to Moscow's classical music scene. Visitors often notice how the space brings together local audiences and international orchestras from around the world.

The center has practice studios and exhibition spaces alongside the concert halls. Tickets are available through both online booking and the box office, and the riverside location makes it easy to find.

The 9.5-metre treble clef on the roof, designed by Zurab Tsereteli, weighs over six tonnes and turns like a weathervane on a roller mechanism; it was lifted into place by helicopter. The Svetlanov Hall organ, built in 2004 by Glatter-Goetz and Johannes Klais, has more than 5,500 pipes, from 8 millimetres to 9.25 metres, and 84 stops.