Become a friend

• You automatically become a Friend when you book your tickets during the pre-sale week (from Tue 13 May). You do not need to purchase the membership in advance.
• Your membership costs €85 per person and will be automatically added to your shopping cart during the pre-sale week.
• Your membership is personal.

Practical tips during booking:

• Do you want to sit with other Friends? Then book all subscriptions in one go.
• You can also book tickets for (grand)children under 26 (50% discount) during the pre-sale, without an additional Friends contribution being charged.
• As soon as you have purchased your subscription - and thus also your membership - you will receive a confirmation. This will include all your tickets and a Friend code with which you can later book your free Friends performance.
• Would you like to become a Friend without booking a subscription? That's possible! Contact us via vrienden@concertgebouw.be
• Would you like to become a Friend and are you under 35? That's possible! Contact us via vrienden@concertgebouw.be

• You can book your tickets before the official start of ticket sales (online or by appointment).  
• You are the first to discover the new season. At a season preview presentation exclusively for Friends, Artistic Director Jeroen Vanacker and the artistic team introduce the season and provide an explanation. 
• You are entitled to one or two tickets in category 1 for one of the three Friends performances. And afterwards you can have a cosy chat about it with other Friends over a complimentary drink.
• You get free visits to the Concertgebouw Circuit for one year.
• You are the first to hear the latest Concertgebouw news.
• You support the Makers of the Concertgebouw with your membership and follow their creative process from the front row.
• Friends get 50% discount on the opening performance by the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie on 13 Sep and can attend the opening of our seasonal artist's exhibition afterwards.
• On one afternoon of your choice, enjoy -50% on a lunch (excluding drinks) in our Concertgebouw Café*. You can pick up your discount voucher at the counter in the Entrance Hall from September 2024.
• * This discount is only valid for Friends and can be redeemed from Friday 13 September 2024 to Sunday 23 June 2025 during our afternoon shift.

You give, you receive & you support

By becoming a Friend, you support 'de Makers', mid-career artists from various disciplines who, over a two-year period, present both large new productions and smaller-scale works. We give you the opportunity to closely follow the creation process by opening up rehearsal moments.

‘For us, this new season’s brochure is more than ever the herald of a new start, of looking forward to coming home to the Concertgebouw. Our diaries are waiting to be filled. And as Friends we have the privilege of being first off the mark. We can hardly wait!’

— Colette Heintz – De Bree

Questions about your membership? Get in touch!

Jolien Baeckelandt
Sales & customer relations
vrienden@concertgebouw.be

Your opinion matters!

We consider Friends to be our best ambassadors, and therefore we highly value their feedback. Do not hesitate to get in touch with questions, suggestions, complaints, or compliments.