Built during 1911-1914, the Palace of Culture is one of the most impressive buildings, representing the designs of the famous architects: Konor Marcell and Jokob Olzsö. The Palace is imposing due to both the exterior decoration and the interior design.
The interior decorations are built from famous authentic materials, such as Carrara marble, that covers the floor of the grand lobby, which is 45 m long. Also worth mentioning are the 2 Venetian mirrors located at the sides. The lobby is dominated by the 2 mythological fresques.
The grand concert hall, has been fitted with an organ , constructed by the Rieger brothers from Jagerndorf in 1914. one o the biggest and most performing o its time, the organ has 4463 tubes and 63 registers, today being in perfect functioning order.
Leading away from the lobby, to the upper levels, are two monumental stairs, built from Carrara marble.
The second concert hall was designed to be able to house conferences and other cultural activities, being a multifunctional hall.
The Hall of Mirrors is the true masterpiece of the palace, its name taken from the Venetian mirrors it houses. Conceived as a reception hall, it is covered with mural paintings, inspired from local legends. This interior design was intended to represent Europe at the “International decorative art exposition” that took place in San Francisco in 1914.
Today the palace houses several culture institutions such as the State Philharmonic, the District library, the Art Museum, the Art Galleries, and the Permanent history museum exhibition.

The Targu Mures State Philharmonic holds a significant and distinct role in the artistic landscape of the city. A bustling musical life started developing in the city in the mid-nineteenth century provided by various organized instrumental and choral ensembles.
The construction of the Palace of Culture in 1913 meant a key turning point in the musical life of the town. It was in this wonderful sanctuary of the arts that the Music Academy came to life. Shortly after this, faculty members and students founded a symphony orchestra.
In 1950 the orchestra acquired the status of State Philharmonic, and in the early 1960’s the Mixed Choir was established. This made possible the tackling of a far more complex and demanding repertoire, extending to most musical genre of all periods, including contemporary creations.
During its existence of over half a century, the concert podium of the Targu Mures State Philharmonic has hosted a number of prestigious conductors and soloists, both from Romania and abroad. Maestro Csiky Boldizsar and Maestro Szalman Lorant played a defining role in the artistic development of the orchestra.
Their concerts are equally successful on the stage of the Palace of Culture and other Romanian cities, including Bucharest, as well as concert tours in Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, France, England, Ireland, Sweden, the former Soviet Union, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Japan. A number of radio, television and CD recordings also testify to the success of this prestigious orchestra. The permanent conductor of the orchestra is Maestro Shinya Ozaki.
The Mixed Choir, housed in the Palace of Culture, too, performs both before local audiences as well as audiences of other Romanian cities, besides its tours in a number of European countries. The man behind their success is Maestro Cazan Vasile who has been their conductor since 1990.
The Targu Mures State Philharmonic sustains its activity on a regular basis, having permanent seasons of weekly concerts which culminate in three yearly festivals: ‘Targu Mures Music Days’ in May, the international ‘In Memoriam Constantin Silvestri’ in October and ‘Musica Sacra’ in December.

Concert programme
The W.A Mozart (1756-1791) Festival celebrating 250 years from the birth of the composer.
1. Concerto for clarinet and orchestra in A minor K.V. 622
2. Missa in C minor K.V 427

Conductor: Shinya Ozaki (Japan)
Lucia Bolut soprano
Iordache Beatrice mezzosoprano
Szilagyi Zsolt tenor
Sandor Arpad bass