In Series B, you will hear the very best that symphonic music has to offer. It is our largest and oldest series - since 1901, music lovers have each year enjoyed an extensive selection from the orchestral repertoire, performed under the baton of world-renowned conductors.


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  • Prijzen

    Hieronder vindt u het prijsoverzicht voor alles van Series Bwo. Tijdens het bestellen kiest u de rang.
    Section 1+€1,462.00
    Section 1€1,086.00
    Section 2€806.00
    Section 3€526.00
    Order 12 concerts
    • Klaus Mäkelä conducts Stravinsky's 'Sacre'

      Klaus Mäkelä conducts Stravinsky's 'Sacre'

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Anna Thorvaldsdóttir Archora (Dutch premiere)
      2. Camille Saint-Saëns Pianoconcert nr. 5, ‘Egyptian’
      3. break
      4. Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (Le sacre du printemps)

      Credits

      Klaus Mäkelä
      conductor
      Jean-Yves Thibaudet
      piano
    • Tchaikovsky, Grieg and Wennäkoski

      Tchaikovsky, Grieg and Wennäkoski

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Edvard Grieg Suite No. 1 from ‘Peer Gynt’
      2. Lotta Wennäkoski recorder concerto (commissioned, world premiere)
      3. break
      4. Pyotr Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 'Pathétique'

      Credits

      Maxim Emelyanychev
      conductor
      Lucie Horsch
      recorder
    • Richard Strauss according to Klaus Mäkelä

      Richard Strauss according to Klaus Mäkelä

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Andrew Norman Play
      2. Andrew Norman Play: Level II
      3. Andrew Norman Play: Level III
      4. break
      5. Richard Strauss Don Juan
      6. Richard Strauss Suite from ‘Der Rosenkavalier’

      Credits

      Klaus Mäkelä
      conductor
    • Iván Fischer conducts Mendelssohn

      Iván Fischer conducts Mendelssohn

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Franz Schubert Overture “Die Zauberharfe” (The Magic Harp), D644
      2. Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
      3. break
      4. Felix Mendelssohn music from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

      Credits

    • Jaap van Zweden conducts Wagner, Respighi

      Jaap van Zweden conducts Wagner, Respighi

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Erich Wolfgang Korngold Violin Concerto
      2. break
      3. Richard Wagner Prelude and Isoldens Liebestod from ‘Tristan und Isolde’
      4. Ottorino Respighi Pini di Roma

      Credits

      Jaap van Zweden
      conductor
      Leonidas Kavakos
      violin
    • Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider performs Beethoven's Violin

      Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider performs Beethoven's Violin

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto
      2. break
      3. Edward Elgar Symfonie nr. 1

      Credits

      Antonio Pappano
      conductor
      Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider
      violin
    • Klaus Mäkelä conducts Bruckner

      Klaus Mäkelä conducts Bruckner

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 8

      Credits

      Klaus Mäkelä
      conductor
    • Rafael Payare conducts Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10

      Rafael Payare conducts Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Sofia Gubaidulina Fairytale Poem
      2. Frank Martin Vioolconcert
      3. break
      4. Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 10

      Credits

      Rafael Payare
      conductor
      Frank Peter Zimmermann
      violin
    • Riccardo Chailly conducts Prokofiev

      Riccardo Chailly conducts Prokofiev

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Sergei Prokofiev Symfonie nr. 4 (version 1947)
      2. break
      3. Sergei Prokofiev Alexander Nevski (cantate)

      Credits

    • Iván Fischer leads Dvořák, Smetana and Bernstein

      Iván Fischer leads Dvořák, Smetana and Bernstein

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Leonard Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from 'On the Town'
      2. The Beatles/Guy Braunstein Abbey Road Concerto (orch. Ljova)
      3. break
      4. Antonín Dvořák Moravische duetten nr.1: Moznost (ork. I. Fischer)
      5. Bedrich Smetana Má vlast: nr. 4 'Z Ceskýh Luhu a Háju' (Uit Bohemens bossen en velden)
      6. Antonín Dvořák Moravische duetten: Na tej nasej strese (ork. I. Fischer)
      7. Antonín Dvořák Moravische duetten op. 38 nr. 3: Venecek (ork. I. Fischer)
      8. Bedrich Smetana Má vlast: nr. 3 'Sárka'
      9. Antonín Dvořák Moravische duetten op. 38 nr. 4: Hore (ork. I. Fischer)
      10. Bedrich Smetana The Moldau, from ‘My Fatherland’
      11. Antonín Dvořák from "Moravian Duets" (orch. Iván Fischer)
      12. Bedrich Smetana Vltava (The Moldau) and others from ‘Má vlast’ (My Fatherland)

      Credits

    • Beethoven featuring Yefim Bronfman

      Beethoven featuring Yefim Bronfman

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5, ‘Emperor’
      2. break
      3. Noriko Koide Swaddling Silk and Gossamer Rain (Dutch premiere))
      4. Edward Elgar Variations on an Original Theme, ‘Enigma’

      Credits

      Elim Chan
      conductor
      Yefim Bronfman
      piano
    • Sol Gabetta plays Martinů’s Cello Concerto No. 1

      Sol Gabetta plays Martinů’s Cello Concerto No. 1

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Antonín Dvořák In Nature’s Realm
      2. Bohuslav Martinu Celloconcert nr. 1
      3. break
      4. Igor Stravinsky Jeu de cartes
      5. Maurice Ravel Suite No. 2 from ‘Daphnis et Chloé'

      Credits

      Santtu-Matias Rouvali
      conductor
      Sol Gabetta
      cello
  • Prijzen

    Hieronder vindt u het prijsoverzicht voor alles van Series Bwo1. Tijdens het bestellen kiest u de rang.
    Section 1+€731.00
    Section 1€543.00
    Section 2€403.00
    Section 3€263.00
    Order 6 concerts
    • Klaus Mäkelä conducts Stravinsky's 'Sacre'

      Klaus Mäkelä conducts Stravinsky's 'Sacre'

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Anna Thorvaldsdóttir Archora (Dutch premiere)
      2. Camille Saint-Saëns Pianoconcert nr. 5, ‘Egyptian’
      3. break
      4. Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (Le sacre du printemps)

      Credits

      Klaus Mäkelä
      conductor
      Jean-Yves Thibaudet
      piano
    • Richard Strauss according to Klaus Mäkelä

      Richard Strauss according to Klaus Mäkelä

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Andrew Norman Play
      2. Andrew Norman Play: Level II
      3. Andrew Norman Play: Level III
      4. break
      5. Richard Strauss Don Juan
      6. Richard Strauss Suite from ‘Der Rosenkavalier’

      Credits

      Klaus Mäkelä
      conductor
    • Jaap van Zweden conducts Wagner, Respighi

      Jaap van Zweden conducts Wagner, Respighi

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Erich Wolfgang Korngold Violin Concerto
      2. break
      3. Richard Wagner Prelude and Isoldens Liebestod from ‘Tristan und Isolde’
      4. Ottorino Respighi Pini di Roma

      Credits

      Jaap van Zweden
      conductor
      Leonidas Kavakos
      violin
    • Rafael Payare conducts Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10

      Rafael Payare conducts Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Sofia Gubaidulina Fairytale Poem
      2. Frank Martin Vioolconcert
      3. break
      4. Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 10

      Credits

      Rafael Payare
      conductor
      Frank Peter Zimmermann
      violin
    • Iván Fischer leads Dvořák, Smetana and Bernstein

      Iván Fischer leads Dvořák, Smetana and Bernstein

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Leonard Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from 'On the Town'
      2. The Beatles/Guy Braunstein Abbey Road Concerto (orch. Ljova)
      3. break
      4. Antonín Dvořák Moravische duetten nr.1: Moznost (ork. I. Fischer)
      5. Bedrich Smetana Má vlast: nr. 4 'Z Ceskýh Luhu a Háju' (Uit Bohemens bossen en velden)
      6. Antonín Dvořák Moravische duetten: Na tej nasej strese (ork. I. Fischer)
      7. Antonín Dvořák Moravische duetten op. 38 nr. 3: Venecek (ork. I. Fischer)
      8. Bedrich Smetana Má vlast: nr. 3 'Sárka'
      9. Antonín Dvořák Moravische duetten op. 38 nr. 4: Hore (ork. I. Fischer)
      10. Bedrich Smetana The Moldau, from ‘My Fatherland’
      11. Antonín Dvořák from "Moravian Duets" (orch. Iván Fischer)
      12. Bedrich Smetana Vltava (The Moldau) and others from ‘Má vlast’ (My Fatherland)

      Credits

    • Beethoven featuring Yefim Bronfman

      Beethoven featuring Yefim Bronfman

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5, ‘Emperor’
      2. break
      3. Noriko Koide Swaddling Silk and Gossamer Rain (Dutch premiere))
      4. Edward Elgar Variations on an Original Theme, ‘Enigma’

      Credits

      Elim Chan
      conductor
      Yefim Bronfman
      piano
  • Prijzen

    Hieronder vindt u het prijsoverzicht voor alles van Series Bwo2. Tijdens het bestellen kiest u de rang.
    Section 1+€731.00
    Section 1€543.00
    Section 2€403.00
    Section 3€263.00
    Order 6 concerts
    • Tchaikovsky, Grieg and Wennäkoski

      Tchaikovsky, Grieg and Wennäkoski

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Edvard Grieg Suite No. 1 from ‘Peer Gynt’
      2. Lotta Wennäkoski recorder concerto (commissioned, world premiere)
      3. break
      4. Pyotr Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 'Pathétique'

      Credits

      Maxim Emelyanychev
      conductor
      Lucie Horsch
      recorder
    • Iván Fischer conducts Mendelssohn

      Iván Fischer conducts Mendelssohn

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Franz Schubert Overture “Die Zauberharfe” (The Magic Harp), D644
      2. Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
      3. break
      4. Felix Mendelssohn music from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

      Credits

    • Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider performs Beethoven's Violin

      Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider performs Beethoven's Violin

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto
      2. break
      3. Edward Elgar Symfonie nr. 1

      Credits

      Antonio Pappano
      conductor
      Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider
      violin
    • Klaus Mäkelä conducts Bruckner

      Klaus Mäkelä conducts Bruckner

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 8

      Credits

      Klaus Mäkelä
      conductor
    • Riccardo Chailly conducts Prokofiev

      Riccardo Chailly conducts Prokofiev

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Sergei Prokofiev Symfonie nr. 4 (version 1947)
      2. break
      3. Sergei Prokofiev Alexander Nevski (cantate)

      Credits

    • Sol Gabetta plays Martinů’s Cello Concerto No. 1

      Sol Gabetta plays Martinů’s Cello Concerto No. 1

      Programme

      Programme

      Programme

      1. Antonín Dvořák In Nature’s Realm
      2. Bohuslav Martinu Celloconcert nr. 1
      3. break
      4. Igor Stravinsky Jeu de cartes
      5. Maurice Ravel Suite No. 2 from ‘Daphnis et Chloé'

      Credits

      Santtu-Matias Rouvali
      conductor
      Sol Gabetta
      cello

  • Klaus Mäkelä conducts Stravinsky's 'Sacre'

    Klaus Mäkelä conducts Stravinsky's 'Sacre'

    Programme

    Programme

    Programme

    1. Anna Thorvaldsdóttir Archora (Dutch premiere)
    2. Camille Saint-Saëns Pianoconcert nr. 5, ‘Egyptian’
    3. break
    4. Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (Le sacre du printemps)

    Credits

    Klaus Mäkelä
    conductor
    Jean-Yves Thibaudet
    piano
  • Tchaikovsky, Grieg and Wennäkoski

    Tchaikovsky, Grieg and Wennäkoski

    Programme

    Programme

    Programme

    1. Edvard Grieg Suite No. 1 from ‘Peer Gynt’
    2. Lotta Wennäkoski recorder concerto (commissioned, world premiere)
    3. break
    4. Pyotr Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 'Pathétique'

    Credits

    Maxim Emelyanychev
    conductor
    Lucie Horsch
    recorder
  • Richard Strauss according to Klaus Mäkelä

    Richard Strauss according to Klaus Mäkelä

    Programme

    Programme

    Programme

    1. Andrew Norman Play
    2. Andrew Norman Play: Level II
    3. Andrew Norman Play: Level III
    4. break
    5. Richard Strauss Don Juan
    6. Richard Strauss Suite from ‘Der Rosenkavalier’

    Credits

    Klaus Mäkelä
    conductor
  • Iván Fischer conducts Mendelssohn

    Iván Fischer conducts Mendelssohn

    Programme

    Programme

    Programme

    1. Franz Schubert Overture “Die Zauberharfe” (The Magic Harp), D644
    2. Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
    3. break
    4. Felix Mendelssohn music from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

    Credits

  • Jaap van Zweden conducts Wagner, Respighi

    Jaap van Zweden conducts Wagner, Respighi

    Programme

    Programme

    Programme

    1. Erich Wolfgang Korngold Violin Concerto
    2. break
    3. Richard Wagner Prelude and Isoldens Liebestod from ‘Tristan und Isolde’
    4. Ottorino Respighi Pini di Roma

    Credits

    Jaap van Zweden
    conductor
    Leonidas Kavakos
    violin
  • Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider performs Beethoven's Violin

    Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider performs Beethoven's Violin

    Programme

    Programme

    Programme

    1. Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto
    2. break
    3. Edward Elgar Symfonie nr. 1

    Credits

    Antonio Pappano
    conductor
    Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider
    violin
  • Klaus Mäkelä conducts Bruckner

    Klaus Mäkelä conducts Bruckner

    Programme

    Programme

    Programme

    1. Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 8

    Credits

    Klaus Mäkelä
    conductor
  • Rafael Payare conducts Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10

    Rafael Payare conducts Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10

    Programme

    Programme

    Programme

    1. Sofia Gubaidulina Fairytale Poem
    2. Frank Martin Vioolconcert
    3. break
    4. Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 10

    Credits

    Rafael Payare
    conductor
    Frank Peter Zimmermann
    violin
  • Riccardo Chailly conducts Prokofiev

    Riccardo Chailly conducts Prokofiev

    Programme

    Programme

    Programme

    1. Sergei Prokofiev Symfonie nr. 4 (version 1947)
    2. break
    3. Sergei Prokofiev Alexander Nevski (cantate)

    Credits

  • Iván Fischer leads Dvořák, Smetana and Bernstein

    Iván Fischer leads Dvořák, Smetana and Bernstein

    Programme

    Programme

    Programme

    1. Leonard Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from 'On the Town'
    2. The Beatles/Guy Braunstein Abbey Road Concerto (orch. Ljova)
    3. break
    4. Antonín Dvořák Moravische duetten nr.1: Moznost (ork. I. Fischer)
    5. Bedrich Smetana Má vlast: nr. 4 'Z Ceskýh Luhu a Háju' (Uit Bohemens bossen en velden)
    6. Antonín Dvořák Moravische duetten: Na tej nasej strese (ork. I. Fischer)
    7. Antonín Dvořák Moravische duetten op. 38 nr. 3: Venecek (ork. I. Fischer)
    8. Bedrich Smetana Má vlast: nr. 3 'Sárka'
    9. Antonín Dvořák Moravische duetten op. 38 nr. 4: Hore (ork. I. Fischer)
    10. Bedrich Smetana The Moldau, from ‘My Fatherland’
    11. Antonín Dvořák from "Moravian Duets" (orch. Iván Fischer)
    12. Bedrich Smetana Vltava (The Moldau) and others from ‘Má vlast’ (My Fatherland)

    Credits

  • Beethoven featuring Yefim Bronfman

    Beethoven featuring Yefim Bronfman

    Programme

    Programme

    Programme

    1. Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5, ‘Emperor’
    2. break
    3. Noriko Koide Swaddling Silk and Gossamer Rain (Dutch premiere))
    4. Edward Elgar Variations on an Original Theme, ‘Enigma’

    Credits

    Elim Chan
    conductor
    Yefim Bronfman
    piano
  • Sol Gabetta plays Martinů’s Cello Concerto No. 1

    Sol Gabetta plays Martinů’s Cello Concerto No. 1

    Programme

    Programme

    Programme

    1. Antonín Dvořák In Nature’s Realm
    2. Bohuslav Martinu Celloconcert nr. 1
    3. break
    4. Igor Stravinsky Jeu de cartes
    5. Maurice Ravel Suite No. 2 from ‘Daphnis et Chloé'

    Credits

    Santtu-Matias Rouvali
    conductor
    Sol Gabetta
    cello

Frequently asked questions

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+31(0)20 305 10 15 (Mon–Fri, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM) or klantenservice@concertgebouworkest.nl.

What is a subscription? And why should I choose a series subscription?

With a subscription series, you can select an entire season’s worth of world-class concerts by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

The advantages:

  • The best seats in the house, renewable year after year
  • A varied programme, selected with care by us
  • Up to 25% savings over single-ticket prices
  • Enjoy priority booking and a discount when you order tickets for Extra Concerts
  • Can’t make one of your chosen concerts? Subscribers can take advantage of our exchange service or receive credit

If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to contact our customer service on +31(0)20 305 1015 (weekdays from 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.) or klantenservice@concertgebouworkest.nl. Our customer service staff will be happy to assist you.

What if I’m unable to attend one of the concerts in my series?

If you are unable to attend a concert from your series, then you can use our exchange service by contacting our customer service via +31 (0)20 305 10 15 (Mon-Fri, 09:30-12:30) or klantenservice@concertgebouworkest.nl. You can exchange the concert you cannot attend for one of the other concerts of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra within the same season.

If you choose a higher seating category or a more expensive concert, we kindly ask you to pay the difference. Can’t find a concert you’d like to attend? Then you can opt for a credit instead.

How can I receive a copy of the 2025-26 season brochure?

Each year in March we present the programme for the new season of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, both online and in our season brochure. The brochure for the 2025-26 season is available to view online here.

Have you not received the brochure yet and would you like to receive a copy by post? Please send an email with your name and address to klantenservice@concertgebouworkest.nl. We will be happy to send you a brochure.