Classical music in Cologne in December 2026: what’s on?
59 events from Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 31, 2026. Highlights: Der König verschenkt was (Oper Köln, Tuesday, December 1), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Kölner Philharmonie, Wednesday, December 2), Classical, Neo classical (Stadtgarten, Saturday, December 5). Busiest venues: Oper Köln, Kölner Philharmonie, Stadtgarten.
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
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8 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Alice Sara Ott · London Philharmonic Orchestra · Edward Gardner
36 €–152 € Tickets
Thursday, December 3, 2026
Friday, December 4, 2026
Saturday, December 5, 2026
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7 PM
Halleluja – Händels Messias
Louise Alder · Hugh Cutting · Hugo Hymas · Konstantin Krimmel · WDR Rundfunkchor · WDR Sinfonieorchester ·…
24 €–67 € Tickets
Sunday, December 6, 2026
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6 PM
Francesca Pia Vitale | Freiburger Barockorchester | Pablo Heras-Casado
Francesca Pia Vitale · Männerstimmen des Collegium Vocale Gent · Freiburger Barockorchester · Pablo…
28 €–64 € Tickets
Monday, December 7, 2026
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Thursday, December 10, 2026
Friday, December 11, 2026
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8 PM
Abenteurer – Măcelaru & Strauss
Maximilian Hornung · Tomasz Neugebauer · WDR Sinfonieorchester · Cristian Măcelaru
14 €–67 € Tickets
Saturday, December 12, 2026
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8 PM
Abenteurer – Măcelaru & Strauss
Maximilian Hornung · Tomasz Neugebauer · WDR Sinfonieorchester · Cristian Măcelaru
9 €–67 € Tickets
Sunday, December 13, 2026
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11 AM
Das Geheimnis der Weihnachtswichtel – Familienkonzert
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln · Vilmantas Kaliunas · Nico-Alexander Wilhelm
12.50 €–25 € Tickets
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7 PM
Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium
Sophie Junker · Christopher Lowrey · Valerio Contaldo · Andreas Wolf · Nederlands Kamerkoor · Cappella…
32 €–79 € Tickets
Monday, December 14, 2026
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9:30 AM
Das Geheimnis der Weihnachtswichtel – Schulkonzert
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln · Vilmantas Kaliunas · Nico-Alexander Wilhelm
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8 PM
Rachmaninows 2. Klavierkonzert & Tschaikowskys Nussknacker-Suite
Simon Trpčeski · Staatskapelle Weimar · Ivan Repušić
20 €–70 € Tickets
Tuesday, December 15, 2026
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9:30 AM
Das Geheimnis der Weihnachtswichtel – Schulkonzert
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln · Vilmantas Kaliunas · Nico-Alexander Wilhelm
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Wednesday, December 16, 2026
Thursday, December 17, 2026
Friday, December 18, 2026
Saturday, December 19, 2026
Sunday, December 20, 2026
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4 PM
Bald ist Weihnachten
Elisabeth Freyhoff · Teresa Sales Rebordão · Constantin Zimmermann · Ju Hyeok Lee · Äneas Humm ·…
19 €–62 € Tickets
Monday, December 21, 2026
Tuesday, December 22, 2026
Wednesday, December 23, 2026
Thursday, December 24, 2026
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3 PM
Wir warten aufs Christkind
Bläserquintett des Gürzenich-Orchesters Köln · Kölner Domchor · Alexander Niehues · Mädchenchor am Kölner Dom…
12 €–34 € Tickets
Friday, December 25, 2026
Saturday, December 26, 2026
Sunday, December 27, 2026
Tuesday, December 29, 2026
Wednesday, December 30, 2026
Thursday, December 31, 2026
Questions and answers
- Classical music in Cologne in December 2026: how many events?
- 59 events from Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 31, 2026.
- Classical music in Cologne in December 2026: what are the highlights?
- Highlights: Der König verschenkt was (Oper Köln, Tuesday, December 1), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Kölner Philharmonie, Wednesday, December 2), Classical, Neo classical (Stadtgarten, Saturday, December 5).
- Classical music in Cologne in December 2026: which venues?
- Busiest venues: Oper Köln (37), Kölner Philharmonie (21), Stadtgarten (1).
- Classical music in Cologne in December 2026: is anything free?
- Nothing is listed as free yet.
- Classical music in Cologne in December 2026: which day has the most?
- Sunday, December 6, 2026, with 4 events.
