Transcarpathian regional Philharmonia was founded on 19 February, 1946. Philharmonia has located in the building of a former synagogue since 1957. Building of a synagogue was completed in 1904 designed by Transcarpathian architects F.Szabolcs and D. Pappa on the embankment of river Uzh. Calculation of works was 200000 korunas. It was the first reinforced concrete structure in Uzhgorod. The construction was carried out on the money of the rich Jewish patrons and the entire Jewish community. According to the project a capacity of a synagogue is 900 people. A synagogue was built in neomauritian style – romantic style with Byzantine and Arab-Moroccan motifs. In 1947 Soviet authorities decided to give the building to the Ministry of Culture of the USSR. Today the Philharmonic includes: Honoured Academic Transcarpathian Folk Choir, Symphonic Band, Ensemble of Soloists “Harmony”, symphony orchestra, chamber and instrumental ensemble “Hungarian melodies.”
