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Hearing music in Malaysia
The hall is a European-style shoebox with light Burmese teak walls and diffusers in the ceiling. The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra plays its season here, with the programme on dfp.com.my. On weekdays a hall tour, booked at least a day ahead, shows the room without a concert ticket, and one package includes an MPO rehearsal. The setting is the headline, with Tower One overhead and Tower Two visible through the lobby glass, but the room itself is described as the most acoustically considered classical hall in Southeast Asia.
Check the calendar before you plan around a particular concert. The box office is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30am to 6:30pm, until 8:30pm on concert nights and from 12pm on Sunday concert days, and is closed on Mondays and public holidays unless there is a concert. The dress code is smart casual and enforced: no torn jeans, shorts, collarless T-shirts, sports clothes, slippers or flip-flops.
Take the LRT Kelana Jaya Line to KLCC station (KJ10). From Suria KLCC, take the escalator near Zara to the ground floor and head for the Petronas Mall exit. The hall is on Level Two of Tower Two. It earns its place in the atlas as Malaysia's anchor: one hall that pairs a much-photographed skyline with serious listening.
FAQ
Questions people ask
How do you get to Dewan Filharmonik Petronas?
Take the LRT Kelana Jaya Line to KLCC station (KJ10), then from Suria KLCC take the escalator near Zara to the ground floor and head for the Petronas Mall exit. The hall is on Level Two of Tower Two. Smart casual dress is enforced, with no shorts, sports clothes or flip-flops.
Can you see inside Dewan Filharmonik Petronas without a concert ticket?
Yes. Hall tours run on weekdays and must be booked at least a day ahead: RM35 for adults on the standard package, or RM98 with a Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra rehearsal. Meet at the box office on the ground floor of Tower 2, 15 minutes early.
Is Dewan Filharmonik Petronas open all year?
Concerts follow the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra's season, published on dfp.com.my. The box office is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30am to 6:30pm, until 8:30pm on concert nights and from 12pm on Sunday concert days; it is closed on Mondays and public holidays unless there is a concert.