Communication and intermediation are written in capital letters in the Luxembourg concert hall. They come in the form of some 80 free evening programmes every season, workshops with musicians and the Philharmonie’s blog and Facebook page on the Internet. But let’s not forget the «Backstage» series. Quite deliberately, the forty or so accompanying events, which you can enjoy free of charge before or after many concerts, do not always proceed in the same way. In «Meet the Artist» you are offered artistic conversation with great performers. At times the «Backstage Special» is as long as the concert and can, for example, lead to film showings or detailed recording comparisons ranging across the history of discs (in collaboration with Fono Forum). «The Absolute Beginners’ Guide», a new feature introduced in the 2010/11 season, is a relaxed presentation of the history and performance technique of specific instruments. Technical guided tours offer insights into what goes on behind the scenes at a concert. Lectures accompany certain programmes from a literary point of view. And even the ‹classic› concert introductions provide exciting approaches to the works that you find in the Philharmonie’s programmes – the renowned experts who in 2011/12 will invite you to listen to details include the Mahler biographer Jens Malte Fischer. All of this in Luxemburgish, French, German or English (questions are not infrequently dealt with in a number of languages). Details of the programme and dates for the «Backstage» series are available in our monthly programme and on our website.