National Philharmonic (Warsaw)

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Warsaw National Philharmonic, 1920
Warsaw National Philharmonic today

The National Philharmonie Warsaw ( Pol. Filharmonia Narodowa ) is a concert hall , and a symphonic orchestra in Warsaw .

Building history

The Warsaw National Philharmonic was inaugurated in 1901. The building of the Philharmonie was constructed from 1900 to 1901. The first concert took place on November 5, 1901. It was conducted by Emil Młynarski , the first director of the Philharmonic. The founders included a. the pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski and the financier and art patron Baron Leopold Kronenberg . The building was built in the neo-baroque style according to the projects of the architect Karol Kozłowski. The ceiling painting was created by the painter Henryk Siemiradzki .

The building burned down in September 1939 during the siege of Warsaw and was totally destroyed during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. During the reconstruction, the size of the building was kept, but the facades and interiors were designed in a simplified classical style . The Philharmonie reopened on February 21, 1955 with the start of the 5th Chopin Piano Competition . The Philharmonic received the title Narodowa (Eng. 'National').

The concert hall with two balconies has 1072 seats, the chamber music hall in the basement has 433 seats.

In addition to its own symphonic orchestra , famous orchestras from all over the world have performed in the National Philharmonic. a. the Academy of St Martin in the Fields under Neville Marriner , Academy of Ancient Music under Christopher Hogwood , BBC Symphony Orchestra under Pierre Boulez , the Berliner Philharmoniker under Daniel Barenboim , Cleveland Orchestra under György Széll , Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra under Zubin Mehta , New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein , Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy .

organ

View across the hall to the organ

The organ was built by the organ builder Schuke (Berlin). The instrument has 71 stops on three manual works and a pedal .

I main work C – c 4
1. Principal 16 ′
2. Dumped 16 ′
3. Principal II 8th'
4th Dumped 8th'
5. Flûte harm. 8th'
6th Salicional 8th'
7th Major fifth 5 1 ⁄ 3  ′
8th. Octave 4 ′
9. Recorder 4 ′
10. Major ore 3 1 ⁄ 5  ′
11. Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
12. Octave 2 ′
13. Cornett V 8th'
14th Mix maj. V-VI 2 ′
15th Mixture min. IV 1'
16. Trumpet 16 ′
17th Trumpet 8th'
18th zinc 4 ′
II Positive C-c 4
19th Salicional 16 ′
20th Principal 8th'
21st Concert flute 8th'
22nd Unda maris 8th'
23. Wooden dacked 8th'
24. Aeoline 8th'
25th Octave 4 ′
26th Reed flute 4 ′
27. viola 4 ′
28. Sesquialtera II 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
29 Forest flute 2 ′
30th Flageolet 2 ′
31. Fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
32. Harmonia aeth. III 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
33. Mixture VI 2 ′
34. English horn 16 ′
35. Cromorne 8th'
Tremulant
III Swell C – c 4
36. Bourdon 16 ′
37. diapason 8th'
38. Wooden flute 8th'
39. Cane-covered 8th'
40. Viol 8th'
41. Voix céleste 8th'
42. Octave 4 ′
43. Fugara 4 ′
44. Flute octaviante 4 ′
45. Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
46. Duplicate 2 ′
47. Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
48. Fittings V. 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
49. Basson 16 ′
50. Trumpet harm. 8th'
51. Hautbois 8th'
52. Voix humaine 8th'
53. Clairon 4 ′
Tremulant
Pedals C – g 1
54. Pedestal 32 ′
55. Principal 16 ′
56. Sub bass 16 ′
57. Violon bass 16 ′
58. Subtle bass 16 ′
59. Octavbass 8th'
60. Floet bass 8th'
61. cello 8th'
62. Choral bass 4 ′
63. Flute 4 ′
64. Bass aliquot III 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
65. Back set II 5 1 ⁄ 3  ′
66. Mixture IV 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
67. Bombard 32 ′
68. trombone 16 ′
69. bassoon 16 ′
70. Trumpet 8th'
71. Clairon 4 ′

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ according to Natalia Grzywalska: 110 lat Filharmonii Narodowej. In: Stolica magazine . Warszawski Magazyn Ilustrowany. ISSN  0039-1689 , edition 10/2011 (2235), Warsaw 2011, p. 44 (in Polish)
  2. ↑ Information on the organ ( Memento from May 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of the building company

Web links

Commons : National Philharmonic Warsaw  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 52 ° 14 ′ 3 "  N , 21 ° 0 ′ 41.2"  E