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 also 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.

Kinder und Jugendliche unter 16 Jahren gelten außerhalb der Ferienzeiten aufgrund ihres Alters als Schülerinnen und Schüler und benötigen keinen Immunisierungsnachweis (2G). Auf allen Wegen innerhalb der Kölner Philharmonie und am Sitzplatz müssen auch Schülerinnen und Schüler eine medizinische Mund- und Nasenschutzmaske tragen. Die Maskenpflicht gilt für Kinder ab Schuleintrittsalter.

Besucher, die sich aus medizinischen Gründen nicht impfen lassen können und über ein ärztliches Attest hierüber verfügen, sind von der 2G-Zutrittsbeschränkung ausgenommen. Sie müssen beim Einlass ein nach der Corona-Test-und-Quarantäneverordnung bescheinigtes negatives Ergebnis eines höchstens 48 Stunden zurückliegenden PCR-Tests oder eines höchstens 24 Stunden zurückliegenden negativen Antigen-Schnelltests vorweisen.

Die Einführung der 2G-Regelung für Konzerte ab dem 21. November berechtigt Nicht-Geimpfte und Nicht-Genesene, die Ihre Karten vor dem 19. November erworben haben, zur Kartenrückgabe: Bitte wenden Sie sich als betroffener Kaufender vor dem Konzerttermin an die Vorverkaufsstelle, bei der die Karte erworben wurde. Bitte beachten Sie, dass die Karten vor dem Konzert zurückgegeben werden müssen.

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 in the Kölner Philharmonie are open again and free of charge. Please note that for security reasons larger bags and items may not be taken into the hall but may be left at the cloakroom.

Availability of a cloakroom at other venues cannot be guaranteed and depends on the respective venue.

The concerts usually take place with an intermission and 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.

The 2-G-Plus rule applies to the use of the catering facilities. Please have verification of this ready.

Catering in other venues cannot be guaranteed and depends on the respective venue.

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.

Preise für Konzerte außerhalb der Kölner Philharmonie entnehmen Sie bitte der Programmseite des jeweiligen Konzerts.