With a statue of Tchaikovsky outside, this concert hall is heavily associated with the composer and is sometimes known as the Moscow ‘Tchaikovsky’ Conservatory.
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rnThere are three auditoriums, which have some of the best acoustics in Moscow. The main Great Hall has one of the world’s largest organs and a high balcony, above which are hanging portraits of the world’s greatest composers. There is also the ‘Small Hall’ music chamber and a third called ‘Rachmaninoff’ – these are both somewhat airless, but very comfortable.
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rnThere are several hundred concerts in these halls each year. Tickets are sold in the foyer before concerts (you should expect to pay 4-500 roubles).