Synagogue — Regional Philharmonic, Uzhhorod
A neo-Moorish synagogue of 1904 above the Uzh, where the regional philharmonic has played since Soviet times.
The synagogue opened on 27 July 1904 for the Orthodox Ashkenazi community; it was designed by the Budapest architects Gyula Papp and Ferenc Szabolcs, who combined Byzantine and Arab-Moroccan motifs, and the estimate came to 200 thousand crowns; the stained glass was made by Miksa Róth (uzhhorodfuture.com.ua, 28.09.2024). Uzhhorod’s first synagogue, of 1794, burned down at the start of the 20th century. The community that built it perished in the Holocaust; in 1946 the Soviet authorities handed the building to the Ministry of Culture (philarmonia.uz.ua), while uzhhorodfuture.com.ua dates the decision on the philharmonic to 1957. The Soviet reconstruction removed the balcony from the facade, covered the dome with sheet metal and divided the hall into two storeys, spoiling the acoustics; in 1974 an administrative block with a small hall was built next door. The great hall, with 500 seats and an organ by the Czech firm Rieger-Kloss, remains the region’s main concert stage.
The Transcarpathian Regional Philharmonic, 10 Teatralna Square; inside — for concerts, programme on philarmonia.uz.ua, tel. +38 (0312) 61-33-22. From outside — at any time from Teatralna Square or from the footbridge over the Uzh; the side facade needs repair (reviews on discover.ua).