New York Philharmonic Tickets

The New York Philharmonic was great at Bethel Woods! First, the concert pavillion has such great sound quality for this type of venue, that it really makes a difference. Secondly, the Philharmonic was superb! The conductor had a nice sense of humor. I would have eliminated the opera singer. She didn't play well with the Gershwin songs. But the 1812 Overture made up for it! And the fireworks afterwards, that were put on by Bethel Woods, were by far, about the best fireworks I've ever seen! They seemed to go on forever!

Beautiful night listening to great music. Conductor made the event fun.

We had second row seats and it was a treat to see the musicians and especially the conductor display their craft. Alan Gilbert was simply amazing, every move of his hand or baton was fraught with emotion, and he had a wonderful rapport with his orchestra. The pieces chosen were unusual and alluring. The first piece, Polaris by Ades, was a 13-minute futuristic-type arrangement that was at first grating and discordant, and by the time it grew on me, it was over. The second 79-minute piece was Mahler's ninth symphony, with which I was not familiar, and was varied in its range from quietly sweet strings to rolling timpani to full orchestra crescendoes and then ending with a whisper of strings. Altogether beautiful. The only negative were the seats themselves - while the location was great the seats were banquet chairs and I thought I was paying for real seats. Don't ever accept the double or triple letter rows (I was in BBB).

This was a terrific venue to see the NY Philharmonic. Parking is easy and every seat is a great seat. The concert itself was wonderful. It is especially fun to see Alan Gilbert conduct live. He has such a magnanimous personality that comes through to the audience. The audience was a large majority of senior citizens, so we felt young in comparison. But the audience was both enthusiastic and polite.

The venue was perfect, as was the weather. The MC was knowledeable and whitty. Musically, the evening was inspiring and moving. The fireworks and appropriate background music was perfection. Reaching and exiting the venue waas better than I expected. I am handicapped. Also, as a Sabbath observer, I appreciated the fact that the event took place on Sunday night, enabling me to attend.

The music of the Philharmonic was beautiful, the fireworks were nice although I expected more from Bethel Woods. The part of the evening that was quite disturbing was the musical accompaniment to the fireworks display. Not only did it end long before the fireworks, the lyrics were very cynical. Did you just look at the titles?

The concert was absolutely wonderful. The evening turned out to be great with no rain in sight.

It was a glorious performance as always. Add the Marine Corps and what could go wrong? My only problem with Bethel these days are the prices for the food and drinks. Guess that's how they paid for the glorious fireworks.

The best 4 of july concert we have ever attended. Will go back next year.

The entire event was unforgettable. The Tschaikovsky concerto was played beautifully. The Marine Corps Band was inspiring, and the fireworks show was spectacular. Bethel Woods Center is one of the most beautiful entertainment facilities I have ever visited, and I will certainly visit again. The placement of the trees, buildings, etc is just amazing in its beauty. The Center's staff from the Parking Attendants to the ticket takers to the chair renters, to the concession staff were courteous, helpful, and friendly. Bethel Woods Center has it all.

COULD NOT FIND THE AMERICAN FLAG WHILE NATIONAL ANTHEM WAS PLAYED. IS THERE ONE? WOULD PREFER STRAIGHT CLASSICAL NY PHILHARMONIC CONCERT RATHER THAN POPS CONCERTS THAT ARE PERFORMED BY THEM FOR THE 4TH OF JULY. COULD A SECOND, COMPLETE PHILHARMONIC CONCERT BE SCHEDULED?

The concert was wonderful. The New York Philharmonics performances were beautiful. The Marine drum and bugle corp. was exceptional and both the Philharmonic and Bugle Corp.playing together was incredible!! The fireworks were a special touch to an evening of glorious music.

Inspiring, entertaining and a pleasure to watch "the best" with precision and flair. Except for a part of one too-long piece (the rest of the piece was fine) the program was superb and just enjoyable and relaxing. Most of the crowd I saw was 50+, and that probably says something for the type of people that attended.

If there is anything you might remotely want to see and it's playing at Bethel Woods, go. Great way to spend the night. World-class music...and the weather held out.

A wonderful summer event. There should be more programs like this, especially on Sunday night. Keep Friday and Saturday evenings for the "pop" crowd.

The performers were excellent. The coordination between the NY Philharmonic and the Marine Corp was very good, The directors were very good at inserting humor to the occasion. Fireworks were very good, too.

Sunday evening was magical. The weather finally cleared, the music was magnificent, the Marines went beyond their call of duty...all topped off with a spectacular fireworks show! The perfect setting to feel like a proud American on Independence Day!!!

I have always enjoyed the New York Philharmonic concerts but adding the U.S. Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps made the performance even better. Hats off to our young men in uniform; their playing was flawless. My granddaughter and I couldn't have had a better time.

Fantastic show what a pleasure to see them Perform together at Bethel Woods

The music was great & the venue lovely. This was our first visit for a concert & we very much enjoyed sitting on the lawn. What a nice mix between the philharmonic and the drum & bugle corps. The fireworks display was a nice touch for 4th of July weekend. I'll definitely be back.