en ensam och tom röd konsertstol omringad av spelande musiker ur orkestern. en ensam och tom röd konsertstol omringad av spelande musiker ur orkestern.

Gothenburg City Library The Concert Hall Card

Are you curious about classical music? Through the Gothenburg City Library, you can borrow tickets to a selection of concerts and lectures by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Here you can read more about how it works.

With the Concert Hall Card, you can add a touch of music to your life. Experience unforgettable classical concerts, family concerts, powerful organ concerts, and exciting lectures at Gothenburg Concert Hall. All you need is a library card from the Gothenburg City Library.


How it works

Events

The Concert Hall Card is valid for selected events. Here you can see the events you can borrow tickets for – including classical concerts, family concerts, organ concerts, and our Classical Curiosity lecture series.

Check availability online

You cannot reserve the Concert Hall Card, but you can check availability in the library catalog Gotlib.

Number of tickets

The Concert Hall Card gives you access to two tickets. There are two Concert Hall Card available to borrow from the library. The Concert Hall Card is only valid for the next upcoming event.

Borrow the Concert Hall Card

You can borrow the Concert Hall Card at the entrance desk of the City Library at Götaplatsen. To borrow it, you need a library card. It’s free.

Collect your tickets

Before the event, visit our ticket office at the Concert Hall at Götaplatsen and exchange your Concert Hall Card for tickets. The ticket office is always open in connection with concerts and events.

See the ticket office opening hours >>

Loan period

The loan period is five days and cannot be extended.


Important information

No reservation

The Concert Hall Card cannot be reserved in advance; you must visit the City Library at Götaplatsen.

Your responsibility

You are responsible for keeping yourself updated on any changes or cancellations of concerts.

No contact details

We do not collect your contact details, but we note how many people borrow the cards.

Renewals

To allow as many people as possible to enjoy the experience, it is not permitted to borrow the Concert Hall Card more than once every six months.

Bag sizes

Larger bags are not allowed in the Concert Hall, and we do not offer storage for larger bags in our cloakrooms or storage cabinets. Diaper bags are excepted. Here you can read frequently asked questions about your concert visit.

The Concert Hall Card is part of the Gothenburg City Library’s initiative Borrow a cultural experience.

You can borrow a concert chair to these events
Thoughts with Hillborg
26 Nov 18.00

How is music made? Celebrated composer Anders Hillborg talks about the music that inspires and influences him. Learn more about classical music in the Classical Curiosity lecture series.

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A tribute to Hillborg
28 Nov 19.30

Experience composer Anders Hillborg's vibrating sounds with the Gothenburg Symphony, Pekka Kuusisto conductor and Ida Falk Winland soprano.

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Family Christmas celebration
7 Dec 18.00

A concert filled with sparkling holiday music with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra’s brass ensemble, Gothenburg Symphony Choir and soloists.

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A path to peace – Beethoven 9
14 Dec 15.00

Feel the power of community with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor; Gothenburg Symphony Vocal Ensemble; Gothenburg Symphony Choir; Per Ivarsson, trumpet; and vocal soloists.

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Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony
16 Jan 19.30

One of the greatest masterpieces in history with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony Vocal Ensemble and Choir and singer soloists conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada.

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In the shadow of Nielsen
18 Feb 18.00

Nancy Dalberg composed her own music and refined Carl Nielsen’s compositions. This Tuesday, we focus on creative women who worked beside major names. Learn more about classical music in the Classical Curiosity lecture series.

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Power play with organ and brass
28 Feb 18.00

Hear the proud brass instruments of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra measure up to the full lung capacity of the organ. An expressive concert about the battle between good and evil.

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Family concert: Fem Myror
28 Mar 18.00

Experience the music from the Swedish TV series Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter!

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Spring celebration to song
5 Apr 15.00

The Gothenburg Symphony is proud to present Kathrin Lorenzen, winner of the Soloist Prize 2024, in a spring concert dedicated to song. Conductor Joel Sandelson.

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Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
26 Apr 15.00

An eternal symphonic masterpiece with Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor and Christian Ihle Hadland piano.

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Family concert: An evening of nostalgia
16 May 18.00

The first-ever stand-up comedy for kids! Actor and TV personality Yankho Kamwendo returns with musicians from the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra to present a dreamy look at the past.

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Spring party with Santtu-Matias Rouvali
29 May 19.30

Join us in celebration as Gothenburg Symphony's Chief Conductor closes the season with a fireworks display of music together with the orchestra and pianist Frank Dupree!

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Orkesterns musiker med instrumenten i handen på röda mattan.

A truly wonderful experience

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra consists of 109 musicians who are driven by their love of music and a desire to provide you with a truly wonderful experience that will live long in the memory. It is this passion and ambition that makes the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Sweden, one of the world’s foremost orchestras.

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