Rental

Make the Philharmonie Berlin your venue!

The Philharmonie Berlin is the home of the Berliner Philharmoniker – but not exclusively. You can rent both the main auditorium and the Chamber Music Hall for your event, whether for concerts of various styles or for award presentations, receptions, congresses, etc. All events should be appropriate to the overall artistic profile of our house, where classical music is the focus. Thus, we reserve the right to review the content of the planned event. We will be happy to advise you. Please send your enquiry to our events management department.

Halls and Technology

Our halls offer state-of-the-art lighting, sound and video equipment. In addition, you may rent a variety of instruments from us for your event.

Main Auditorium

Music as the focal point – that was the idea of the architect Hans Scharoun when he designed the main auditorium of the Philharmonie Berlin in the early 1960s. A concert hall with the musicians’ podium in the centre, surrounded by a vineyard-like seating arrangement with ascending terraces, was an entirely new concept at the time but was soon imitated all over the world. The main auditorium of the Philharmonie became the most important concert hall in Berlin, not least because of its outstanding acoustics.

Seating
The hall can accommodate 2,410 guests (2,206 seats, standing room for 24 people, 8 wheelchair positions plus 8 seats for the people accompanying them, which are not for sale). In addition, you also have the option of adding 120 podium seats and 44 special seats for a fee. 39 house seats and VIP box seats are not included in the total number of seats and may not be sold or used otherwise.

Seating plan

Stage
Width: ca. 18 metres
Desepth: ca. 16 metres

The stage floor can be customized to meet specific requirements with individual height-adjustable floor elements.
 

Satge plan

Instruments
In the main auditorium you may rent a variety of instruments, subject to availability, including the main organ (further information), concert grand pianos and harpsichords. Do you have more specialized needs? A barrel organ, harmonium, celesta, keyboard glockenspiel, pianoforte and timpani are also available.

Chamber Music Hall

The Chamber Music Hall is the “little brother” of the Berlin Philharmonie – both architecturally and musically. Its tent-like shape and concert hall centred around the musicians’ podium reflect the design of the “big” Philharmonie. It is suitable for events and concerts on a smaller scale.



 

Seating
Total capacity: 1,171 guests (1,123 seats, 40 podium seats, 4 wheelchair positions and 4 seats for the people accompanying them). 24 house seats and VIP box seats are not included in the total number of seats and may not be sold or used otherwise.




Seating plan

Stage
Width: ca. 10 metr
Desepth: ca. 9 metres

The stage floor can be customized to meet specific requirements with individual height-adjustable floor elements. The podium provides space for a maximum of 50 participants.

Stage plan

Instruments
In the Chamber Music Hall you may rent a variety of instruments, subject to availability, including concert grand pianos and harpsichords. Do you have more specialized needs? A barrel organ, harmonium, celesta, keyboard glockenspiel, pianoforte and timpani are also available.
 

General Information

Ticket sales

As the presenter, you are responsible for ticketing. You are free to choose the ticket provider. If you choose CTS Eventim, the tickets may also be sold at our box office; this is not possible with other vendors. As the presenter, you are also responsible for ticket sales at the box office on the evening of the event. If you wish, our IT personnel will provide instructions on the point of sale system up to ten days before the event.

Personnel

The front-of-house personnel for admission, cloakroom and sanitary facilities is provided by a partner company of the house. These costs are included in the basic rental fee. If you need more staff, for example, for receptions, or if the staff works overtime, the presenter must cover the additional costs incurred.

The required stage personnel must be provided by the presenter.

Catering

Our catering partner, Gerresheim, operates the bars in the foyers with snacks and drinks starting one hour before the event begins and during the intervals. You are welcome to book Gerresheim for receptions as well; in this case, you are also essentially free to choose your caterer.

Marketing

The following marketing options are available free of charge: hanging posters and distributing flyers in the house, mention of the event on our website, in the printed monthly preview and the monthly poster of the Philharmonie.

Contact

Rental and Scheduling
Isabelle Bergstrøm
disposition@berliner-philharmoniker.de