Het Concertgebouw

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Het Concertgebouw: Music venue in Museumkwartier, Amsterdam

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Upcoming at Het Concertgebouw

Oosterse klanken van Sheherazade & Darvishi
Today €29

Oosterse klanken van Sheherazade & Darvishi

Today · 2:15pm
Meesters op de gitaar: Carlotta Dalia - van Bach tot Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Tonight €25

Meesters op de gitaar: Carlotta Dalia - van Bach tot Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Tonight · 8:15pm
Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps en Wynton Marsalis’ Celloconcert
Tonight €29

Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps en Wynton Marsalis’ Celloconcert

Tonight · 8:15pm
Ravels Pianoconcert voor de linkerhand en Saint-Saëns’ Danse macabre
Tomorrow €21

Ravels Pianoconcert voor de linkerhand en Saint-Saëns’ Danse macabre

Tomorrow · 11am
Geliefde motetten van Bach op zondagmiddag
Tomorrow €29

Geliefde motetten van Bach op zondagmiddag

Tomorrow · 3pm
Zing en Ontdek Messiah
Mon 2 Nov €24

Zing en Ontdek Messiah

Mon 2 Nov · 8pm
Halloween Classics at the Movies
Tue 3 Nov €29

Halloween Classics at the Movies

Tue 3 Nov · 8:15pm
Scherpdenkers: Geert Mak
Tue 3 Nov €29

Scherpdenkers: Geert Mak

Tue 3 Nov · 8:15pm
Gratis Lunchconcert: European Chamber Music Academy
Wed 4 Nov

Gratis Lunchconcert: European Chamber Music Academy

Wed 4 Nov · 12:30pm
Rising Stars: Javus Quartett
Wed 4 Nov €21

Rising Stars: Javus Quartett

Wed 4 Nov · 8:15pm
Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane
Wed 4 Nov €49

Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane

Wed 4 Nov · 8:15pm
StarkLinnemann Trio: Transcending Beethoven
Thu 5 Nov €25

StarkLinnemann Trio: Transcending Beethoven

Thu 5 Nov · 8:15pm

About Het Concertgebouw

Het Concertgebouw is Amsterdam's main concert hall, at the south end of the Museumplein, and the home of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. You go for the acoustics of the Grote Zaal, which seats 1,974, and for orchestral concerts and recitals. The Kleine Zaal, for chamber music and song, seats 437.

The building opened on 11 April 1888 to a design by Adolf Leonard van Gendt, on former pasture land. It stands on 2,186 wooden piles, which began to rot: in 1983 the hall was found to be sinking, and between 1985 and 1988 the piles were replaced with concrete. Architect Pi de Bruijn added a new entrance and a basement for dressing and rehearsal rooms at the same time. The title Koninklijk followed in 2013, on the building's 125th anniversary.

You do not have to pay to get in. The Gratis Lunchconcert, held weekly, is free but needs a ticket, which you can order online from a week before, up to two per person. It might be an open rehearsal by the orchestra, a conservatoire ensemble or young chamber musicians. The hour-long Zondagochtend Concert, made with AVROTROS, has been running for more than three decades and has no interval. Het Concertgebouw raises about 95 per cent of its income itself. There are no building tours, so a concert is the way to see the inside, and there is no dress code.

The box office opens from 17:00 on weekdays and from 10:00 at weekends, and from 19:00 it only serves that evening's concerts. It stays shut on days without a concert. Everything in the building, including the box office, is paid by card. To book wheelchair places, email kassa@concertgebouw.nl or call the Concertgebouwlijn on 020 671 8345. Get off at the Museumplein stop for tram 2, or at the Concertgebouw stop for trams 5, 12 and 24 and buses. There is a taxi rank next to the main entrance. Café Viotta opens on days with concerts in the Grote or Kleine Zaal, and Restaurant LIER is the option for a full dinner before you go in.

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Common questions

Are there tours of Het Concertgebouw?
No, Het Concertgebouw does not offer building tours. You can look around the hall through the virtual tour on its website. The free weekly lunch concert is another way to see the inside.
Is there a dress code at Het Concertgebouw?
No, you can wear whatever you feel comfortable in. On the rare occasion that a concert does have a dress code, it is stated with the concert.
How do the free lunch concerts work?
The Gratis Lunchconcert takes place every week and is free, but you do need a ticket. You can order one online from a week before, with a maximum of two per person.
What is the minimum age for a concert?
Regular concerts have a minimum age of 6. For younger children there are dedicated children's concerts for ages 0 to 12.
How many people fit in the Grote Zaal?
The Grote Zaal seats 1,974 and the Kleine Zaal seats 437. Seats are reached through 11 hall doors, and your ticket shows which entrance and door to use.