Florida Orchestra Tickets

Wow!!! Just wow! Might have been my favorite rendition of this song. Love, love, love!

I had enjoyed a wonderful time at the Straz for a Gershwin concert so I was excited to see the mahaffey putting on a performance too. It was splashed across the papers-come see Rhapsody in blue - and both I and many others came for that reason. We found out that was going to be finale so we had to sit through the other pieces first. The surprise piece walking the dog was lovely and the actual dog that was part of it was really cute. The first piece was holler and hallelujah and it was ok. Then we had to sit through a experimental piece which I am not a fan. The second movement of the piece has some technical difficulties so they had to stop in the middle of it and restart the 2nd movement. It was alot of banging and buzzing and noise accompanied by choppy instrumentals. The third movement was better with its themes of light and nature and trouble brewing. The next act with the clarinet was sort of lacking and the on the town pieces were decent. The first movement was sort chaotic but the later movement was preppy and cheerful. We finally got to the main piece and it was good. The pianist did alot of flourishes with the piece playing some parts loud and some soft before bursting with sound with the main theme. So I was glad I came for that. I am also thankful for the lady who helped me down the stairs as I was seated in the top of balcony and it was a bit difficult getting up and down the steps with only partial hand rails on the stairs. I am hoping to come back for the Rick Stevens performance in March. I will be back again but I have had much more enjoyable music experiences at the Straz and Ruth eckard hall.

The concert was outstanding. The singer was magnificent . What a voice !! She had all the theatrical moves . One of the best concerts I’ve been to.

The Orchestra and the venue met our expectations. The audience was a shock. There were people coming in late and moving about during a piece. There were parents giving food to children during the concert. People crunching water bottles and one man continually dropping M&Ms on the floor throughout. A man who was clearly upset at being disturbed by the M&M dropper made his displeasure known at the end of the concert and there was a short verbal exchange. I told the man, who was upset that I was with him but it wasn't worth the words because people who have so little self awareness to rustle candy rappers a drop candy on the floor during a classical music concert wouldn't change behavior.

To hear these familiar tunes in person with the orchestra right there was unreal. Makes you really appreciate these soundtrack composers even more.

My husband and I truly enjoyed this performance. The Twelve Days of Christmas using the orchestra as each of the twelve days brought the orchestra alive. The audience participation and enthusiasm was outstanding. Great mix of music to interest all fami,ies and generations made everything come alive.

My girlfriend and I attended the Holiday Pops concert and were overjoyed at the experience! The conductor was very charming and humorous, the orchestra was very skilled and the two choruses (adult and Lumina Youth) were excellent!! The sing-a-long at the end was especially entertaining. We will definitely come back next year if they do it again.

I like the ticketmaster.com as in comparison to going through another company. The process was easy and I was able to get 4 tickets in my wallet although I could not print them from my phone. The tickets relatively cheaper than other companies but expensive instead buying from their box office. I suggest a price match with the box office. Overall very good experience.

The Florida Orchestra’s performance of Handel’s Messiah was excellent. The music and singing touched our hearts. Thank you for bringing this classical piece of history alive for the Christmas season.

We are truly blessed to have Michael Francis and the Florida Orchestra here in the Tampa Bay area. Ours is a world class team of professionals flawlessly performing magnificent and timeless music and on Saturday they touched the audience’s souls with The Messiah. Michael Francis connects with the audience and community as he brings such richness to these performances. From his pre concert discussions about the evening’s music to the audience participation as we all take part in the Hallelujah chorus. What an absolutely joyous and wonderful evening! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

The Florida Orchestra NEVER disappoints. As a former member of the Master Chorale, singing behind these incredible musicians is an unforgettable experience. Messiah was absolutely wonderful.

I would not have paid as much as I did to watch the movie on a big screen I thought there would be live animation and a screen with a movie My fault, however that was not anywhere in the description Otherwise the Orchestra was great!

I really didn't know what to expect. However when the orchestra started playing the soundtrack to the movie it was like being right in the middle of the movie. The night was magical.

Awful. Do not recommend. The movie played louder than the orchestra and the conductor stood in the way of the screen subtitles. In addition, nobody stopped the row behind me from making a ridiculous amount of noise the entire show.

My family and I had not been to the Florida Orchestra and my daughter just joined her schools band, so I thought this would be a wonderful experience. I didn’t really know what to expect. We bought tickets to The Grinch Stole Christmas and I just thought the orchestra would play a few songs from the movie. Little did I know we would be watching the entire movie while the orchestra plays the instrumental parts of the movie. It couldn’t have been more perfect! My kids really enjoyed the show and the orchestra played so beautifully! We will definitely be coming back for another show!

This was not a play . It was a big screen showing of the Grinch with live music smh . We could have seen this on Netflix WITH SURROUND SOUNDS. So many people walk out . Why would you do this to us ?I personally seen a little girl next to me cry . To pay 100 dollars or 75 for this was insane . By intermission almost all of the people went home angry . I was as well as this was a special date night.

This was truly an amazing show. The composer, orchestra, rapper, & vocalist were all phenomenal. I thoroughly enjoyed this show. Classical and contemporary music….what a wonderful mixture!!!!

The Florida Orchestra paired with the cirque elements was so much fun! Everyone let the inner child surface! I tell my friends not only was it fun…I got some culture without eating yogurt! 😂🤣😂🤣

The concert was advertised ss Holst Planets but the whole first half was an avant-garde percussion group with our skilled orchestra musicians playing background to xylophone players. Almost walked out.

I had the best time. The orchestra was amazing. The whole thing was great.