Des Moines Symphony Concerts & Events

Saturday October 14

Symphony
Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles
7:30 PM

Welcome to the Hotel California! The Des Moines Symphony, joined by a full rock band, takes you “back in time and it’s a sweet dream” with the music of the Eagles.
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Saturday October 21

Masterworks 2
Discover Scheherazade
7:30 PM

Award-winning Sandbox Percussion makes its Des Moines debut with Viet Cuong's virtuosic Re(new)al. Rimsky-Korsakov's sumptuous suite Scheherazade brings the concert to a dazzling close.
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Sunday October 22

Masterworks 2
Discover Scheherazade
2:30 PM

Award-winning Sandbox Percussion makes its Des Moines debut with Viet Cuong's virtuosic Re(new)al. Rimsky-Korsakov's sumptuous suite Scheherazade brings the concert to a dazzling close.
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Saturday November 18

Masterworks 3
Discover Freedom
7:30 PM

Grammy-nominated Joyce Yang returns to Des Moines in a showcase of Grieg’s beloved Piano Concerto. Works by Glinka and Florence Price span human emotion, from heroic and exuberant to heartfelt and tender. Shostakovich’s tragicomic Symphony No. 9, a cynical critique of the political and artistic oppression he experienced in Stalinist Soviet Russia, closes the concert.
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Sunday November 19

Masterworks 3
Discover Freedom
2:30 PM

Grammy-nominated Joyce Yang returns to Des Moines in a showcase of Grieg’s beloved Piano Concerto. Works by Glinka and Florence Price span human emotion, from heroic and exuberant to heartfelt and tender. Shostakovich’s tragicomic Symphony No. 9, a cynical critique of the political and artistic oppression he experienced in Stalinist Soviet Russia, closes the concert.
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Wednesday November 29

Academy
Youth Orchestras Fall Concert
5:30 PM

Join us for our Youth Orchestras Fall Concert featuring our Preludio Strings, Youth Sinfonia and Youth Philharmonic at 5pm and our Youth Smphony and Youth Wind Ensemble at 7:30pm.
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Academy
Youth Orchestras Fall Concert
7:30 PM

Join us for our Youth Orchestras Fall Concert featuring our Preludio Strings, Youth Sinfonia and Youth Philharmonic at 5pm and our Youth Smphony and Youth Wind Ensemble at 7:30pm.
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Wednesday December 6

Academy
Youth Jazz Orchestra Fall Concert
7:00 PM

Join us for our Youth Jazz Orchestra's Fall concert. Under the Direction of Nate Sparks, our youth Jazz Orchestra showcases some of the finest youth jazz musicians in Central Iowa.
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Sunday December 31

Symphony
Cirque de la Symphonie
8:00 PM

Expect the unexpected when world-renowned Cirque performers take the stage with the Orchestra! From gravity-defying aerials and acrobatics to jaw-dropping contortion and quick-change, all choreographed to thrilling symphonic music, this performance will have you on the edge of your seat. Ring in the new year with your Des Moines Symphony!
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Saturday February 3

Masterworks 4
Discover Groundbreaking Innovation
7:30 PM

Renowned conductor Keith Lockhart, known for his tenure with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops, leads the Orchestra in Bartok’s groundbreaking Concerto for Orchestra and Barber’s gorgeous Violin Concerto, performed by thirteen-year-old prodigy Amaryn Olmeda.
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