Plan Your Experience
Make the most of your evening with the CSO! Here are a few ideas and details to enhance your experience.
DINNER BEFORE THE CONCERT
There are several restaurants in the vicinity of Llewellyn Hall which cater for pre-concert dining.
When booking your table, please inform restaurant staff that you will be attending a CSO concert and need to finish in time. It is advisable to be seated at your table by 6:00pm to ensure you will be finished and at Llewellyn Hall by 7:20pm for the 7:30pm start of the concert.
We recommend:
TEATRO VIVALDI RESTAURANT
Union Square, ANU (next to the ANU Arts Centre Theatre)
Phone 02 6257 2718
Vivaldi Restaurant website
BOFFINS
University House, 1 Balmain Crescent Canberra
Phone 02 6125 5285
Boffins website
MOCCA
CIVIC 18 Marcus Clarke Street Canberra (directly behind Llewellyn Hall)
Phone 6257 9900
Mocca Restaurant “Civic” website
Mocca “Civic” & “Woden” website
Metro Espresso Bar in “Woden" website
AFTER THE CONCERT
If you’re looking for a stylish place to enjoy wine, tapas and coffee after the concert, we recommend:
PARLOUR WINE ROOM
Diamant Hotel, 15 Edinburgh Street Canberra
Phone: 02 6162 3656
www.parlour.net.au
PRE-CONCERT TALKS
Prior to our Llewellyn Series and Grand Gala concerts, a free Pre-Concert talk is given in Rehearsal Room 3, Llewellyn Hall beginning at 6:45pm on concert nights. Interesting and informative, Pre-Concerts talks are presented by ArtSound fm and are a great way to understand more about the music you are about to hear in concert.
PARKING
Limited parking is available around Llewellyn Hall free of charge. There are a few disability spaces in the carpark immediately adjacent to the Hall. There is also a multi-story carpark across Childers Street from the Hall and open parking across Ellery Crescent. When planning your arrival, keep in mind that CSO concerts are very popular, so it’s a good idea to allow for extra time to park.
LATE ENTRY TO CONCERTS
CSO concerts begin at 7:30pm. Once the doors are closed, latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the music performance. This is often at the end of the first advertised piece in the concert. It’s a good idea to have parked and arrive at the Hall by 7:20pm at the latest.
AT THE VENUE
Art Llewellyn Hall there are concert programmes containing notes about the works being performed available for sale in the ground floor and Main floor foyers prior to the concerts and during interval.
Most CSO concerts include an interval of 20 minutes during which you may purchase drinks and nibbles from the upstairs bar.
WHAT TO WEAR
CSO concerts attract music lovers of all ages, so you can expect to see a wide range of attire on the night. While it’s safe to say the average patron dresses up a bit for the occasion, you’ll see audience members in everything from sequins to jeans.
MOBILE PHONES AND PAGERS
Try to make a habit of always checking to be sure your phone or pager is turned off as soon as you take your seat in the Hall. Not only are ringtones annoying for other patrons and orchestra members, it’s incredibly embarrassing when it’s yours that’s going off and everyone knows it!
WHEN TO APPLAUD
Many works performed at CSO concerts are written in several movements with a pause between each but it’s normal practice for the audience to hold all applause until the end of the entire piece. If you unsure about when to applaud, just take your cue from your fellow patrons. The title page in CSO concert programmes lists the movements in each piece.
