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.

Concertgebouw Hair Salon

The most beautiful background music imaginable

The Concertgebouw Hair Salon is opening its doors on Wednesday, 19 January from 9.30 to 11.00 a.m. to a maximum of fifty customers who will be taking their seats in the waiting room of the Main Hall for a possible haircut by hairdressers Marga Bon and Lysandro Cicilia. As they wait, the Concertgebouw Orchestra will be rehearsing Charles Ives’s Symphony No. 2 under the direction of Susanna Mälkki.

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.

Concertgebouw Hair Salon

  ◆Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
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