Frequently Asked Questions

For security reasons, the number of visitors to the lunch concerts is limited to 1,500. Therefore, each visitor is given a chip at the entrance to the Philharmonie by a visitor services staff member. This chip is then handed back to enter the foyer where the concerts take place. It is not possible to reserve chips or to remove them from the Philharmonie for re-use. The bringing of folding chairs is not permitted for safety reasons. There are a limited number of seats available for visitors with disabilities.

Programmes for Foundation Berliner Philharmoniker concerts are available for 3.50 euros.

We offer introductions to Foundation Berliner Philharmoniker concerts in the main hall and in the chamber music hall. This may be a lecture, a discussion with one or more artists or some other form of communication about what you are about to hear in the concert hall. They begin one hour before the concert, and last about 30 minutes.

The use of the cloakroom is included in the ticket price of Foundation Berliner Philharmoniker concerts.

Please contact our lost property office if you think you have lost something at the Philharmonie.
Contact Lost Property Office

Autographs of Sir Simon Rattle or individual musicians are not kept in stock at the Philharmonie.

Concessions can be requested at the box office for each concert.

Visitors with disabilities (grade B) receive a free ticket in the same price range for an accompanying person.

For detailed information on this season's subscription series, please refer to the following page: Subscription series

Because of Hans Scharoun’s unique architecture, the Berlin Philharmonie and the Chamber Music Hall are listed buildings. As a result, accessibility is unfortunately not possible in all areas. Further information on entrances accessible to disabled persons (see appendix) and assistance provided by our event service is available on request.

The public parking areas on Herbert-von-Karajan-Str. (West of the Philharmonie) have a limited number of designated disabled parking spaces. We regret that the reservation of parking spaces is generally not possible.

Limited metered parking is available in the grounds of the Philharmonie:

Parking facilities are also available at the Sony Center (entrances on Ben-Gurion-Straße and Bellevuestraße), and in the Potsdamer Platz Arkaden (entrance to the parking garage on Reichpietschufer) and in the parking garage on Schöneberger Ufer.

Guided tours of the Philharmonie and the Chamber Music Hall are held daily at 1.30 pm (except 24, 25, 26, 31 December and 1 January).
Guided Tours

Film and sound recordings are not permitted in the Philharmonie Hall.

Doors open at least one hour before the performance.

A current list of participating cinemas can be found at:
www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/cinema

You can obtain information about our current programmes at: www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/cinema

If you are interested in presenting our concerts, please contact us at: kino@berliner-philharmoniker.de

We will gladly get in touch with you.

Use of the Digital Concert Hall is permitted exclusively for private purposes. Public presentations require a separate clearing of rights.