Going to concerts

What you need before your first night in a concert hall, and what regulars still look up. Five chapters, in the order you meet them.

  1. 01Your first concertWhat actually happens, from the ticket to the last chord
  2. 02How to get ticketsRelease times, the platforms, student and member seats
  3. 03Where to sitWhat price buys what sound, hall by hall
  4. 04When to applaudBetween movements, arriving late, coughing, phones, cameras
  5. 05Reading the programmeWhat Op. and K. mean, and how a piece is put together

Then what

The rest you can only learn in the room.

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