Prepare for a concert visit
Music comes to life even more if you get to know its background. The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra offers a variety of ways to learn more about the upcoming concerts.
Programme booklet
Digital programme booklets (in Dutch) are available for free at our website at the concert pages.
Pre-concert talks
The Friends of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra organize pre-concert talks prior to almost all the concerts. With the help of sound fragments, short interviews and appropriate anecdotes, experts give explanations about the structure or background of the music to be performed.
Due to the corona measures, there will be no pre-concert talks in the coming period.
Admittance
Admittance is free for Friends. Other visitors can purchase tickets prior to the concert for €5 at entrance of the auditorium where the talks take place. Pre-concert talks start an hour before the concert starts.
* Pre-concert talks are in Dutch unless otherwise stated.
Concert podcast
Listening to our online podcast is the prefect way to relax and prepare yourself for a concert visit. Artistic programmer Floris Don provides an in depth look into the known and less known facts about the concert program. The podcasts contain a spoken explanation, as well as fragments of music. If you subscribe to the playlist below, you will never miss a podcast again.