Des Moines Symphony Concerts & Events

Masterworks Series

Experience timeless masterpieces and world-renowned guest artists in our Masterworks Series, performed September through May at the Civic Center.

Tuesday June 30

Saturday September 26

Masterworks 1
Season Debut: Unity – American Mosaic & West Side Story
7:30 PM

The Symphony’s 89th Season opens with a celebration of America's 250th Anniversary! Five American composers, including Iowa's own Linda Robbins-Coleman, come together for an unforgettable program that concludes with Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story!
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Sunday September 27

Masterworks 1
Season Debut: Unity – American Mosaic & West Side Story
2:30 PM

The Symphony’s 89th Season opens with a celebration of America's 250th Anniversary! Five American composers, including Iowa's own Linda Robbins-Coleman, come together for an unforgettable program that concludes with Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story!
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Saturday October 31

Masterworks 2
Beautiful Monsters – John Williams & Symphonie Fantastique
7:30 PM

Celebrate Halloween weekend with crackling energy and supernatural frenzy, from John Williams’ Devil’s Dance to Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique.
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Sunday November 1

Masterworks 2
Beautiful Monsters – John Williams & Symphonie Fantastique
2:30 PM

Celebrate Halloween weekend with crackling energy and supernatural frenzy, from John Williams’ Devil’s Dance to Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique.
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Saturday November 21

Masterworks 3
Renewal – Four Seasons & Bolero
7:30 PM

The Four Seasons and Bolero come together for a program you'll never forget! Plus, Iowa composer Michael Daugherty's Last Dance at the Surf comes to life with evocative choreography by Eric Trope and dancers from Ballet Des Moines.
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Sunday November 22

Masterworks 3
Renewal – Four Seasons & Bolero
2:30 PM

The Four Seasons and Bolero come together for a program you'll never forget! Plus, Iowa composer Michael Daugherty's Last Dance at the Surf comes to life with evocative choreography by Eric Trope and dancers from Ballet Des Moines.
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Saturday February 6

Masterworks 4
Resistance – Mozart & Shostakovich
7:30 PM

Guest conductor and pianist Jeffrey Kahane leads from the keyboard in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s radiant Piano Concerto No. 22. After intermission, Dmitri Shostakovich’s gripping Symphony No. 10 unfolds as a powerful journey from brooding intensity to triumphant release.
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Sunday February 7

Masterworks 4
Resistance – Mozart & Shostakovich
2:30 PM

Guest conductor and pianist Jeffrey Kahane leads from the keyboard in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s radiant Piano Concerto No. 22. After intermission, Dmitri Shostakovich’s gripping Symphony No. 10 unfolds as a powerful journey from brooding intensity to triumphant release.
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Saturday March 20

Masterworks 5
Resilience – Beethoven’s Fifth & Prokofiev
7:30 PM

Beethoven’s iconic Fifth Symphony anchors a program of fate and resilience. Louise Farrenc’s Second Overture opens the concert, and pianist Tony Siqi Yun makes his debut in Sergei Prokofiev’s electrifying Third Piano Concerto.
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