Which Berlin concert(s) are you planning to attend?

[Fabulin 3,510]

Which Berlin concert(s) are you planning to attend?

[Jay 37,287]

I thought the 16th was just some digital re-airing of the prior 2 days concerts?

[TownerFan 4,983]

8 minutes ago, Jay said:

I thought the 16th was just some digital re-airing of the prior 2 days concerts?

 

No, it's a live concert that will be live streamed as well

[Pawel P. 738]

6 minutes ago, Jay said:

I thought the 16th was just some digital re-airing of the prior 2 days concerts?

 

No. These are three concerts, and the Saturday one will be broadcasted live on the Internet.

 

I'd love to go to all three, but probably I'll go to the Friday and Saturday concerts. Unless they announce in advance that the programs will be different, but that's highly unlikely, especially since they'll film it.

[Marian Schedenig 8,172]

Possible 14 & 16. Main priority is to hopefully get a ticket for at least one of them. Depending on the prices, I could imagine going for three, but I'd probably also worry about others not getting tickets at all if all of us go to all three concerts, plus I've never been to Berlin, so it probably makes sense to have at least one evening for other stuff. 14 & 16 would give me the spontaneity of the first night and the hopeful refined-ness of the last one, plus some security in case it all turns out to be a bit too much for Williams and the first or last concert gets compromised.

[Steve 589]

Please don't go to all three concerts and let others also have a chance to get tickets!

[Holko 9,499]

As happy as I am for these concerts, 16th online is the most likely one.

[TownerFan 4,983]

Planning to attend the 16th together with my wife.

[eitam 364]

So far I've secured a ticket for the first concert. I may try for the other concerts on August 8th if I can convince other people to go. 

[Jay 37,287]

Wait, how did you get a ticket for only the first concert?  I thought there was a package deal thing and you were forced to buy tickets to multiple concerts until August?

[eitam 364]

Yes, sorry, I mean that I bought a subscription for "series K" which includes the October 14th concert. 

[Jay 37,287]

Ah OK

 

The wife and I are interested in going to this but the package pricing is ludicrous, meaning we have to wait until August 8th to even have a chance to get a ticket, which isn't a guarantee, which means we can't book plane tickets until after we find out if we get them or not, which means prices will be higher than then they are now.  Really dumb.

[GerateWohl 4,333]

4 minutes ago, Jay said:

Ah OK

 

The wife and I are interested in going to this but the package pricing is ludicrous, meaning we have to wait until August 8th to eve have a chance to get a ticket, which isn't a guarantee, which means we can't book plane tickets until after we find out if we get them or not, which means prices will be higher than then they are not.  Really dumb.

Maybe subscription plus early flight is cheaper than late flight with single ticket?

[Jay 37,287]

Then there's empty seats at 5 concerts that could have been enjoyed by someone else.  It's all so dumb.

[Jurassic Shark 12,028]

2 hours ago, Jay said:

Then there's empty seats at 5 concerts that could have been enjoyed by someone else.  It's all so dumb.

 

You may notify the ticket office about subscription concerts you're not able to attend, so they can sell the seat to somebody else.

[Marian Schedenig 8,172]

2 hours ago, Jay said:

Then there's empty seats at 5 concerts that could have been enjoyed by someone else.  It's all so dumb.

 

It's standard practice at least. Subscriptions go up in the spring (that bit's later than usual, in fact, unless Berlin is usually later than Vienna), and individual tickets go on sale e.g. 2 months before the actual concert. You get the same procedure at most concert halls and opera houses in Vienna. It's not very convenient for intercontinental visitors, but I wonder if they've ever given them much thought when setting up these systems.

 

You can of course always get a full cycle and give the individual tickets away to someone else. I'm not sure if it's "legal" to "sell" them, but as long as it's a private exchange, it shouldn't be a problem. I can't imagine the tickets being in any way directly tied to you personally (e.g. it's very usual for people buy two seats in a cycle and take a different person to each concert, or to give their tickets way if they're sick, or have another engagement at the same time, or are simply not interested in a particular concert). COVID rules may of course vary, so be sure to check the fine print.

 

At the Vienna State Opera, there's an additional deadline much, much earlier where you can *reserve* tickets, and I have no idea how that factors into the start of the regular tickets sales - i.e. if there's even a single ticket left at that point if you haven't reserved one months earlier.

[Jay 37,287]

6 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

You may notify the ticket office about subscription concerts you're not able to attend, so they can sell the seat to somebody else.

 

Yea but would they give me a refund for all the tickets I wouldn't use?

[MaxTheHouseelf 324]

I'll also try to get tickets for Saturday. I think it will definitely be possible to get a ticket on the 9th, the Philharmonie has 2250 seats after all. Could get tough nonetheless..., especially when you cannot buy tickets by phone right?

[Jurassic Shark 12,028]

31 minutes ago, Jay said:

 

Yea but would they give me a refund for all the tickets I wouldn't use?

 

I doubt that, but you'd contribute to more people being able to experience great music.

[Biodome 714]

[Gurkensalat 336]

I will try to get tickets for Saturday. Unfortunately I can't get to Berlin during the week, or rather my wife can't since she is a teacher. And she is as interested as I am.