Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine

The Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra (Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra) was officially established on September 27, 1902, as on this day, the first concert of the newly formed orchestra took place in the Philharmonic Theater of Count Stanislav Skarbko (presently known as the Ukrainian National Academic Theater of Drama named after Maria Zankovetska). The orchestra’s principal conductor was Ludwik Vitezslav Czelianski (1870 – 1931). Henryk Jarecki and Henryk Meltzer-Szczawinski worked alongside him as conductors of the orchestra.