Des Moines Symphony Concerts & Events

Saturday September 27

Symphony
Opening Night 2025 Celebration
5:30 PM

Join us for the Des Moines Symphony’s 88th Season Opening Night Celebration + Concert! This pre-concert celebration is filled with live music, cocktails and dinner in the Savery Hotel Ballroom.
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The Harriet S. and J. Locke Macomber Concert
Season Debut: Triumph – Tchaikovsky 5
7:30 PM

The Symphony’s 88th Season opens with Shostakovich’s Festive Overture, features Eighth Blackbird performing Viet Cuong’s Vital Sines, and closes triumphantly with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5!
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Sunday September 28

The Harriet S. and J. Locke Macomber Concert
Season Debut: Triumph – Tchaikovsky 5
2:30 PM

The Symphony’s 88th Season opens with Shostakovich’s Festive Overture, features Eighth Blackbird performing Viet Cuong’s Vital Sines, and closes triumphantly with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5!
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Saturday October 11

Pops 1
The Goonies in Concert (40th Anniversary!)
3:30 PM

Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of this timeless adventure when the Des Moines Symphony brings Dave Grusin’s iconic score to life while the movie plays on the big screen.
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Saturday October 18

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Saturday November 22

Masterworks 3
Strength – Scottish Highlands & Eroica
7:30 PM

Violinist Stefan Jackiw ignites the Civic Center with the triumphant and virtuosic melodies of Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy.
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Sunday November 23

Masterworks 3
Strength – Scottish Highlands & Eroica
2:30 PM

Violinist Stefan Jackiw ignites the Civic Center with the triumphant and virtuosic melodies of Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy.
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Wednesday December 3

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 5:30pm 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 5:30pm and our Youth Smphony and Youth Wind Ensemble at 7:30pm.
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