What to expect?

A visit to one of our concerts is always a special evening or afternoon out. Here is what you can expect during your visit.

Pre-concert Welcome

The doors to the hall open forty minutes before the concert begins. You can relax and get a drink in one of the stylish foyers.

Free refreshments

Drinks before the concert and during the intermission are included in the ticket price.

Dress code

For most concerts, we don't have a specific dress code; please wear whatever you feel comfortable in.

Programme

Typically, our programmes feature three to four works, each consisting of multiple parts. Ticket buyers receive detailed information in an email prior to the concert.

Intermission

Almost all of our concerts have an intermission of approximately 15-20 minutes.

The Christmas Matinee turns fifty this year! Klaus Mäkelä leads the Concertgebouw Orchestra in an atmospheric Christmas concert featuring Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade and Diepenbrock’s moving Lydische nacht.

Preview

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Prices

Drinks are included in the price.
Prices exclude transaction fees: €5 per order.
If you wish to order wheelchair accessible seating, please email kassa@concertgebouw.nl or call 020-671 83 45.

Range 4

€29.00

Range 3

€64.00

Range 2

€99.00

Range 1

€134.00

Range 1+

€179.00

Christmas Matinee at 50

  Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
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Starting € 29

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