New York Philharmonic Tickets

The entire show was very disappointing. The evening started with a 25+ minute Violin solo from Tchaikovsky that basically left the orchestra sitting on their hands doing nothing and the crowd's attention drifting away. This was followed by another 20-25+ minute piece that heavily featured the violinist but not much orchestra and then it was intermission time. Upn returning from intermission, most of the audiences attention had drifted too far away to be salvaged. The orchestra went into a medley of "Classic American tunes" but half of them where unrecognizable, possibly because of the overdone orchestration. Then the conductor asked the audience to join him in an imaginary whimsical romp around Paris while listening to Gershwin's "An American in Paris". Not really anything the local crowd could relate to. To sum it up: the night's musical presentation was sadly lacking and out of sync to anything the crowd wanted. Since we came to see the fireworks at the end, we decided to sample some of the offerings at the food court. Well, overcooked Funnel Cake and hard pretzels soured us on that experience. And the fireworks? Mediocre at best. Want a tip? Save the time and money by going to the Mighty M in Monticello and watch the fireworks from the side of the road. A much better show and its free.