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Event · Kuala Lumpur
Stephen Hough plays the "Emperor": all-Beethoven with the MPO, 24 October
MyKad holders get 10% off and senior citizens 15%; standard seats are RM249, RM299, RM349 and RM399, plus RM5 per ticket and 3.5% per online transaction.
Official schedule: 24 October 2026. Dates are from the organiser's announcement. We cannot confirm that the event is running on any particular day.
At 20:00 on Saturday 24 October 2026, the pianist Stephen Hough takes the stage at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, on Level 2 of Tower 2 in the PETRONAS Twin Towers, to play Beethoven's "Emperor" Piano Concerto with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO), with the Fourth Symphony after the interval. Two works, all Beethoven, one performance only, conducted by Junichi Hirokami. Official event page
At a glance
- When: 20:00 on Saturday 24 October 2026; the programme lasts approximately 70 minutes, with a 20-minute interval
- Tickets: four standard prices, RM249, RM299, RM349 and RM399; suite seats are RM449 or RM499 each, with light refreshments
- What you pay on top: a RM5 fee per ticket and 3.5% per online transaction, whichever way you pay
- House rules: children under 8 are not allowed into the hall. The dress code is smart casual — no torn jeans, shorts, collarless T-shirts, sweatshirts, singlets, sports attire, slippers or flip-flops
- Where and how to get there: Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin Towers. Take the Rapid KL Kelana Jaya Line to KLCC station (KJ10); if you drive, follow the "Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS" signs in the basement car park to the lifts that lead straight to the hall foyer
What to look forward to
- The "Emperor" first, Symphony No. 4 after: Stephen Hough plays the "Emperor", Piano Concerto No. 5, in the first half; after the 20-minute interval the orchestra takes up Symphony No. 4
- Two discount codes, one at a time: MyKad holders get 10% off (code MYKAD10) and senior citizens 15% off (code SENIOR15); enter the code when you buy and have valid ID ready. The two cannot be combined
- Student tickets only at the counter: they need a valid student ID and can only be bought at the Box Office counter, which opens at 10:30 from Tuesday to Saturday
- The orchestra also sells a package: the "Classical Concert" package, 20% off for a minimum of 3 concerts
Before you go
- Latecomers wait: the concert starts promptly, and latecomers are only let in at the interval or a suitable break in the programme
- No refunds: once a ticket is sold, the sale is final
- Bulky bags go to Level 1: backpacks, umbrellas and bulky items go in the free Level 1 lockers, open from 30 minutes before the performance until 30 minutes after it ends
- Three things not published yet: whether tickets are actually on sale — the event page carries a "TICKETS AVAILABLE SOON" button and a BUY NOW button side by side, so have a look at the ticketing page before you count on either; which of the four prices sits where in the hall, as there is no seating plan or section guide; and what a student ticket costs
Places nearby
The hall is inside the PETRONAS Twin Towers. All three below are on HiGo's merchant listings, within 500 metres of the hall, rated 4.4 or better with at least 600 reviews:
Ratings and review counts come from Google's public data, as recorded by HiGo on 4 September 2026. They are not a HiGo ranking or recommendation.
