Dortmund
Konzerthaus Dortmund
Home of Dortmunder Philharmoniker
Dortmund has had its own concert hall since September 2002. The hall seats about 1,500; the Dortmunder Philharmoniker play here, and major orchestras from all over the world are guests.
Regions
Classical concerts in the Ruhr regionRuhr region
The Ruhr region has several concert halls of the first rank: the Konzerthaus Dortmund, the Philharmonie Essen in the Saalbau and the Anneliese Brost Musikforum Ruhr in Bochum, plus opera houses such as the Aalto-Theater in Essen. The Dortmund, Essen and Bochum orchestras play in their own cities, and the Klavier-Festival Ruhr brings pianists from all over the world every summer.
Including: Dortmund · Essen · Bochum · Duisburg · Gelsenkirchen · Oberhausen · Mülheim an der Ruhr · Herne
Are there classical concerts in the Ruhr region region this week?
Yes: 35 concerts in the Ruhr region region in the next seven days, the first being AfterWorkConcert (Monday, 9 November).
Concerts: Ruhr region547
Mon 17:00 · Auditorium maximum der RUB · Bochum
AfterWorkConcert
Free
Mon 19:00 · Anneliese Brost Musikforum Ruhr · Bochum
A Musical Rollercoaster
From €25.00
Mon 19:00 · Essen City Hall · Essen
Figaro's Voices
From €20.00
Mon 19:30 · MiR Gelsenkirchen · Gelsenkirchen
3rd Symphony Concert
From €16.00
9Nov
Mon 19:30 · Musiktheater im Revier · Gelsenkirchen
Symphony Concerts
From €20.10
Tue 19:00 · Anneliese Brost Musikforum Ruhr · Bochum
Cosmos for the Soul
From €25.00
Tue 19:30 · Depot der NPW · Recklinghausen
Henze 100: Tristan (Chamber Concert)
Tue 19:30 · Neue Philharmonie Westfalen · Recklinghausen
Tristan
€15.00
12Thursday, 12 November6
- 17:00Der Herr der Ringe & Der HobbitLuise-Albertz-Halle · OberhausenFrom €26.99
- 18:00symphony of a shopping cartHerne Kulturzentrum · HerneFrom €9.00
- 19:00BOSY Chor ExtraAnneliese Brost Musikforum Ruhr · Bochum€22.00
- 19:30THE WORLD OF HANS ZIMMER - A NEW DIMENSIONWestfalenhalle · DortmundFrom €80.40
- 20:00Eröffnungskonzert: Feste Veneziane - Tage Alter Musik in Herne 2026Herz-Jesu-Kirche · HerneFrom €18.00
- 20:00POPPY ACKROYD - LiminalPoppy Ackroyd, Freya ArdeChristuskirche Bochum · BochumFrom €29.60
13Friday, 13 November10
- 15:00Royal Sounds from the Island - Tage Alter Musik in Herne 2026Herz-Jesu-Kirche · HerneFrom €18.00
- 16:30The Subcontrabass Recorder »Big Babe« - Tage Alter Musik in Herne 2026Kulturzentrum Herne · HerneFrom €12.00
- 18:00Henze 100: Serenade IIMuseum Folkwang · Essen
- 18:00symphony of a shopping cartHerne Kulturzentrum · HerneFrom €9.00
- 18:30WozzeckMiR Gelsenkirchen · GelsenkirchenFrom €16.00
- 19:00WozzeckMiR Gelsenkirchen · GelsenkirchenFrom €16.00
- 19:00WozzeckMusiktheater im Revier · GelsenkirchenFrom €20.10
- 19:30Cavalleria Rusticana / I PagliacciTheater Hagen · HagenFrom €16.25
- 20:00Journey to Prag - Mozart ConcertVilla Hügel · EssenFrom €42.00
- 20:00Versailles Dances - Tage Alter Musik in Herne 2026Kulturzentrum Herne · HerneFrom €18.00
The halls
Essen
Philharmonie Essen
Home of Essener Philharmoniker
The Saalbau of 1904, inaugurated by Richard Strauss, has been the Philharmonie Essen since 2004. The Essener Philharmoniker play in the Alfried Krupp Saal with about 1,900 seats.
Bochum
Anneliese Brost Musikforum Ruhr
Home of Bochumer Symphoniker
The concert hall on Marienplatz, opened in 2016, is the home of the Bochumer Symphoniker. The main hall seats about 950, and a smaller hall hosts chamber music.
Nearby
- Düsseldorf & surroundingsTonhalle Düsseldorf · Deutsche Oper am Rhein215 concerts
- Münster & surroundingsTheater Münster · Erbdrostenhof56 concerts
- Cologne, Bonn & surroundingsKölner Philharmonie · Beethovenhalle Bonn499 concerts