Your Visit

At the entrance and on your way through the Philharmonie, the obligation to wear a mask and the distance regulation remain in force. Wearing the mask is not compulsory at the seat. Please keep a minimum distance of 1.5 metres from other guests when entering the building and walking throughout the building.

For children from school age onwards, a negative Corona test must be presented (proof for school-age children in NRW outside holidays is the presentation of the pupil's ID card). In addition, please wear medical masks. Wearing the mask is not compulsory at the seat.

The doors to the Cologne Philharmonie will open 60 minutes before the concert starts. Please arrive on time, the admission checks currently take more time than usual. In order to minimize contact during the admittance procedure, we kindly ask guests holding tickets for the middle of a row to enter the hall first. After the concert, please leave the hall one row after another, following the instructions from the ushers and maintaining your distance. Guests seated in Row 19 and above are requested to leave the hall by the upper doors.

The cloakrooms are Open. 

The concerts take place with an intermission and usually last between 80 and 120 minutes.

All bars at the foyer are open. Tuesday to Sunday, the »Ludwig im Museum« is open after the concert, with access via the staircase in the foyer.

In that case, please stay at home. Persons with any COVID-19 symptoms (cough, fever, sneezing, sore throat, general weakness, diarrhoea, loss of the sense of smell or taste) and persons who have been traveling to high-risk areas are not allowed to enter the Philharmonie in Cologne. Please understand that we cannot refund tickets in cases of illness. However, you have the option of passing the ticket on to another person.

Schoolchildren, students, trainees, federal volunteers (BFDler) and those on a voluntary social year (FSJler) (aged up to 28), holders of a valid Cologne Pass, and recipients of assistance benefits (Leistungen nach dem SGB II) will receive, upon showing proof, 50% discount when purchasing individual tickets for Subscription Concerts 1–12, and for the following special concerts at Cologne’s Philharmonic Hall: Gala Concert, Benefit Concert and Passion Concert. Chamber music concerts are excluded from discounts. Holders of a JULEICA and an honorary office card will receive 50% discount on all subscription concerts on Monday and Tuesday.

Wheelchair users or severely disabled persons with 100% disability or with a B in their disability pass receive free admission to all concerts upon showing proof and depending on availability. The attendant person of a wheelchair occupant user or of a severely disabled person will also receive a complimentary admission ticket if the letter B is noted in the disability pass. You can get admission tickets at advance booking offices and at the box office.

Please note that only one discount can be claimed at any time. Proof of eligibility is to be presented voluntarily when purchasing the ticket and at the entrance.