Sit back and enjoy the experience of The Absolute Sound, real instruments in a real space - albeit in a space that is probably a bit too reverberant.
Regarding applause, this is a source of amusement and irritation for me. Amusement at "Gala" performances where the A - C list crowd display the fact that they have never been to a normal concert and irritation at regular concerts where most of the audience display their ignorance of protocol and concert behavior by applauding in the middle of the last chord, presumably to demonstrate that they have heard the piece before. Notably this does not occur when an unusual or rare work is performed.
Out of interest I Googled applaud when conductor turns round, which I was told before my first trip, as a 14 or 15 year old, to the Royal Festival Hall some 65 years ago. (For better or worse that trip changed my life as I lost interest in genres other that "classical" - or occasional jazz.)
"In classical music concerts, it's generally considered appropriate to applaud at the end of a complete piece, rather than between movements. A good visual cue for when to applaud is when the conductor turns around to acknowledge the audience or bows. Another cue is when the conductor has finished conducting, such as when they drop their hands or step off the podium. "
In European concert halls this was the norm, though I have not been to a non-US hall in over thirty years so perhaps the disease of early applause has spread.
One of the advantage of listening at home is that one gets to enjoy the delicious decaying away of that last chord, and peace in which to absorb what one has heard.
There is a live recording of Mahler's 9th where the (Vienna Phil) audience is silent for about 20 seconds before applauding!
Apologies if I wandered off topic, perhaps I should change my handle to "grumpy-old-f--t".