Thursday 29 January 2026: Exclusive ‘on-stage’ Philharmonie tour & reception, followed by (optional) a reduced-price Haydn concert

Oxford has secured a private guided tour of the Philharmonie with Aliki Zachariadis, Head of Marketing & Digital Division. Aliki will take us around the Philharmonie, beginning on the stage of the Grand Auditorium to give us a feel for what it is like sitting in the orchestra.

We will round off the tour with drinks and amuses bouches in a specially reserved area of the foyer.

Those who would then like to attend the concert hosted that night would be there just in time to do so as Haydn’s The Seasons plays at 19h30.

Timing:
17h45Meet-up at the Philharmonie Entrée des Artistes (see map below). Place de l’Europe, L-1499 Luxembourg City.
18h-19: presentation & guided tour
19h: Crémant and amuses bouches in reserved area of foyer
19.30: Concert (optional) – se below for the

Sign-up with chair@oxford.lu – see also invitation sent out to all members.
Price: €25

Discount code & booking of the Haydn concert 29th January at 19.30: Concert tickets are at own expense. To claim the 20% reduction, click Haydn concert, choose your seats and then aim for the box on the right marked ‘Carte-client/code d’action,’ entering the code 2901_OXFORD (remember the caps). The code is valid for 2 tickets per person.

Let Thursday 29th January 2026 add a sparkle to the first month of the year.

Thursday 8 January 2026, 17h45-19h: The EIB Art Collection

Join us for an exclusive tour of the EIB Art Collection led by Delphine Munro, Head of EIB Arts & Culture. The collection features more than 900 works – paintings, photographs, sculptures and more. The emphasis is on contemporary art, but the collection also comprises a number of Old Masters and 19th – and 20th- century artworks.
The tour finishes no later than 19h, and afterwards there is an optional a dinner with our EIB hosts at Restaurant Culturando.

Below is the invitation. Do not hesitate to sign up for this great event!

17 December 2025: Postlude concert and reception, The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge at the Philharmonie, Luxembourg

We are delighted to announce that Cambridge is inviting us to A Cambridge Christmas, performed by the Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, with organist Thomas Trotter, at the Philharmonie Luxembourg on Wednesday, 17 December 2025.

The Postlude follows the main concert, as Cambridge Society will host a post-concert reception in the Grand Foyer, joined by H.E. the British Ambassador, Joanne Olivier, Philharmonie representatives, and members of the Choir — including a short performance by the Gents of St John’s.

The event is open to members of the Oxford Society, the LSE Alumni, and the British-Luxembourg Society, together with their guests.

NB!! Bear in mind that you will need to have booked your tickets for the Philharmonie’s performance before joining this afterlude in the foyer.

What: Musical postlude with the Gents of St John’s and reception
When: Wednesday 17 December 2025, following the concert
Dress Code: smart / festive, not formal.
Price: between €35-40 (to be confirmed)
Registration: Please email: president@cambridgesociety.lu, cc: secretary@cambridgesociety.lu, stating:
1. How many places you would like
2: Confirming that you already have bought concert tickets.
Places for the postlude reception will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Concert Tickets: Concert tickets are already on sale via the Philharmonie website, so do book soon as it is a popular event which sells out fast.