Their arrival hasn’t gone unnoticed: at the start of the 2024/25 season, a group of volunteers made their Philharmonie debut!
Carefully trained by the Philharmonie team over the summer, the first pairs moved into the Foyer in autumn 2024 and have since been present on almost every concert night at the Grand Auditorium. They help some to find their way around, others to dive into the current season’s programme or to grasp the ins and outs of the Philharmonie building. The BénéPhils are also always happy to share personal anecdotes or recommendations, and – most importantly – to greet visitors with a smile.
Iryna is one of those friendly faces you may come across at a concert. A lifelong music enthusiast herself, she joined the BénéPhil programme to «share [her] knowledge and [her] love of the Philharmonie». For her, volunteering means «being part of a community whose aim is to enrich people’s lives and make them feel the joy of music».
Like Iryna, a total of 12 volunteers are currently contributing their personal time to promote a culture of open arms at the Philharmonie. They may differ in origin, age or background, but a shared attachment to culture and its transmission has united them in friendship for nearly a year now.
The BénéPhil programme is currently in full expansion. We continue to recruit new volunteers and to broaden the scope of their work, from welcoming concertgoers to greeting visiting musicians and candidates, from the Foyer to the backstage, from concerts nights to festivals. You can register your interest throughout the year with Ms. Mikel Braaten at [email protected] or by telephone on (+352) 26 02 27 940. From June onwards, new participants will then be onboarded and prepared for the opening of the season in September.