Saint Petersburg Philharmonia

Saint Petersburg Philharmonia
Санкт-Петербургская филармония
AddressSaint Petersburg
Russia
Coordinates59°56′09.66″N 30°19′54.22″E / 59.9360167°N 30.3317278°E / 59.9360167; 30.3317278
TypeOpera
OpenedJune 12, 1921 (1921-06-12)
Website
philharmonia.spb.ru

Saint Petersburg Philharmonia (Russian: Санкт-Петербургская филармония, romanized: Sankt-Peterburgskaya filarmoniya), officially the Saint Petersburg Academic Philharmonia Named After D. D. Shostakovich (Russian: Санкт-Петербургская академическая филармония имени Д. Д. Шостаковича, romanized: Sankt-Peterburgskaya akademicheskaya filarmoniya imeni D. D. Shostakovicha), is a music society located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and is the name of the building where it is housed. Also there is another one building of Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Society: Malii Zal (Small Hall). The location of the Small Hall is in the city centre. The society now hosts two symphony orchestras: Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra. The venue is named after Dmitri Shostakovich.