New York Philharmonic Concert in the Park (Prospect Park)

Unroll your blankets and fill your picnic baskets because music under the summer sky is back! Since 1965, audiences have gathered with family and friends on the lawns of New York City parks to enjoy a beloved summer tradition: free music by starlight at the New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer. This year, Principal Cello Carter Brey performs Saint-Saëns’s thrilling Cello Concerto No. 1, in a program featuring American and French concert favorites conducted by Elim Chan. The celebration continues after every outdoor concert with dazzling fireworks displays lighting up the night sky!

Prospect Park is the setting as Elim Chan conducts a festive program with Principal Cello Carter Brey performing Saint-Saëns’s exciting Cello Concerto No. 1, plus music by Copland, Ravel, and much more! This joyous evening of lively music concludes with a breathtaking display of post-concert fireworks.

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Location: Long Meadow Ballfields in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Directions to this location

Location Details: Enter Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park West at 9th Street, or Bartel-Pritchard circle at the intersection of Prospect Park West, Prospect Park Southwest, and 15th Street.