Subscriptions for the 2526 season

For any questions regarding subscriptions, the ticket service of the Bühnen Köln is available at the Opern Passagen on Offenbachplatz.

Opening Hours: 
Mon to Fri: 10 AM – 6 PM  
Sat: 11 AM – 6 PM  

Subscription Service Phone 
(0221) 221 28400  
abo(at)guerzenich-orchester.de 

During the summer break from July 14 to August 25, 2025, the ticket service at the Opern Passagen will be closed. The ticket and subscription service will be available by phone Monday to Friday from 10 AM to 2 PM, as well as via email at abo(at)guerzenich-orchester.de during this period.

As a subscription holder, you can purchase tickets for concerts outside of your subscription with a 15% discount. This offer does not apply to the concert “Herzenssache” in the 24/25 season, or to the concerts “Carmina Burana”, “Amazônia”, and “Zuversicht” in the 25/26 season.

Family and school concerts are excluded from the additional ticket purchase right. The purchase right does not apply to the Viererkarte (Four-ticket card) or the chamber music subscription.

For bookings, the subscription service is available by phone at 0221 / 22128400, by email at abo(at)guerzenich-orchester.de , and in person at the ticket sales office of the Bühnen Köln in the Opern Passagen.

The advance sales for all concerts begin on May 15, 2025. Please also note the advance sales deadlines indicated in our publications. Subscribers of the Gürzenich Orchestra can purchase individual tickets starting from May 8, 2025, due to their pre-sale right.

A 50% discount is available for students, apprentices, and trainees (up to and including 28 years old), as well as holders of a Köln-Pass and individuals with a disability rating of 100%. If the letter "B" is noted on the disability ID, a companion will also receive a free ticket. Chamber music subscriptions are excluded from discounts.

Discounts are only granted if proof of eligibility is provided at the time of subscription or renewal. Please present the appropriate proof of discount along with your subscription card without being asked at the entrance control.

Subscriptions can be transferred to third parties. Discounted subscriptions can only be transferred to individuals who have the corresponding eligibility for the discount.

By purchasing a flexible subscription for the 25/26 season, you will receive vouchers that you can use for concert tickets at the Bühnen Köln ticket service starting from May 15, 2025. The redemption is subject to the availability of corresponding seats. Vouchers that are not redeemed will expire at the end of the concert season.

A change to your existing subscription or seat is only possible for the new season. Please submit any change requests in writing by April 30th of the current season.

The Large Subscription allows for 2 exchanges per season to a different concert of the same price category. In the Small Subscription and the Chef's Choice Subscription, this exchange is possible once per season. The exchange can be made by phone, email, in person at the ticket office of Bühnen Köln, or by mail. If you choose to use the postal service, please allow sufficient time for processing. The exchange is possible up to 5 days before the concert date. Unfortunately, we do not offer exchange options for other subscriptions.

A subscription is valid for one concert season. The following subscriptions will automatically renew for another year unless they are canceled in writing by April 30th of the current season with the ticket service of Bühnen Köln: Large Subscription, Small Subscription (A + B), Four-Card, and Chamber Music Subscription.

Click here for the cancellation form

General Terms and Conditions of the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne for the purchase of subscriptions.