The Verein zur Förderung der Tonkunst in der Bukowina (Assatiation for the Promotion of Music) had a new concert hall built on the Rudolfsplatz, then still known as Mehlplatz (Flour square) in 1877. The building was called Musikvereinsgebäude (as shown on the photo), or short: Musiverein. Its architects were Emil von Regius and Alois Burlitz. <br />

The acoustics of the hall was praised, among others by the pianist Arthur Rubinstein who performed in Chernivtsi in 1910. <br />

After the Stadttheater (City Theatre) was violently taken over by a Romanian administration in 1922, the Musikverein was also used for theatre performances in German language. <br />

Today the building is home to the Chernivtsi Philharmonic Orchestra. <br />

In the background the tower of the Catholic Church can be seen. <br /><br /><em>Helmut Kusdat</em>