Published on - Guillaume De Grieve

Which Music Subscription Is Right for You?

Anyone who wants to see many concerts next season and wants to do so as cheaply as possible should opt for a music subscription. Together with the Belgian National Orchestra, Bozar offers no less than twelve of them. Don't know which one to choose? Use this questionnaire to find out which subscription is right for you.

Each answer corresponds to one subscription. The solutions can be found at the bottom.  

Question A: Time to step out of my comfort zone with... 

  1. Caribbean traditional music alongside Purcell and Rameau.
  2. Music by Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Lithuania's cultural pride and joy.
  3. A puppet theatre designed by renowned German artist Georg Baselitz.
  4. Piano works by Muzio Clementi, an Italian who emigrated to England and influenced Mozart and Beethoven.
  5. Going to a classical music concert is already outside my comfort zone.  

 Question B: The masterpiece I have always wanted to hear is...  

  1. Maurice Ravel's String Quartet
  2. Johannes Brahms' Second Symphony
  3. J.S. Bach's Mass in B minor
  4. Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
  5. Camille Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No. 2
  6. Sergei Prokofiev's Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 

Question C: What is better than one string instrument? 

  1. Four string instruments. I prefer string quartets.
  2. Everything. I am more of a piano fan.
  3. What is a string instrument?
  4. The more, the better. Like one organ in an orchestra.
  5. It depends on whether gut strings are used. 

Question D: My next city trip will be to. . .  

  1. Budapest
  2. London
  3. Salzburg   
  4. Namur   
  5. Bremen 

Question E: My ideal concert moment is...  

  1. On Sunday afternoon, the symphonic highlight of my week.   
  2. On Friday evening, kicking off the weekend with monumental music.
  3. It doesn't matter, as long as it's not too long.   
  4. A throwback to the early 20th century.
  5. There is always time for music in my diary. And certainly for piano concerts.   

Question F: The star soloist I would like to hear perform is... 

  1. Pavel Kolesnikov
  2. Jeanine De Bique
  3. Alice Sara Ott
  4. Isabelle Faust
  5. Anastasia Kobekina 

Want to know more about our subscriptions?  

Your subscription gives you a discount of 25% on the total ticket price. Moreover, you can freely choose between the different price categories. For example: you are not obliged to choose Category 1 for all concerts, but you can also reserve a different price category for certain concerts. 

Still not sure which subscription is right for you? Listen here to our playlists for each subscription.

Corresponding subscription per answer:  

Question A: 1. Early; 2. International Orchestras; 3. Top Soloists; 4. Piano; 5. Start to Classic  

Question B: 1. String Quartets; 2. International Orchestras; 3. Early; 4. Start to Classic; 5. Friday Masterpieces (BNO); 6. Top Soloists 

Question C: 1. String Quartets; 2. Piano; 3. Start to Classic; 4. International Orchestras; or Friday Masterpieces (BNO); 5. Early  

Question D: 1. Start to Classic; 2. Piano; 3. Top Soloists; 4. Early; 5. International Orchestras; 

Question E: 1. Sunday Symphonies (BNO); 2. Friday Masterpieces (BNO); 3. Symphonic Dates (BNO); 4. The Modernists (BNO); 5. Piano Legends (BNO)  

Question F: 1. Piano ou Piano Legends (BNO); 2. Early or Top Soloists; 3. The Modernists (BNO) or Piano Legends (BNO); 4. Top Soloists; 5. Sunday Symphonies(BNO)