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.

Saturday February 8

Masterworks 4
Mendelssohn & Brahms
7:30 PM

Grace Park, winner of the 2018 Naumburg International Violin Competition, plays Mendelssohn’s dazzling Violin Concerto conducted by Peter Oundjian. Brahms’s Second Symphony will transport you with its lush, flowing melodies, but first – experience the sunburst and splendor of Rainbow Body.
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Sunday February 9

Masterworks 4
Mendelssohn & Brahms
2:30 PM

Grace Park, winner of the 2018 Naumburg International Violin Competition, plays Mendelssohn’s dazzling Violin Concerto conducted by Peter Oundjian. Brahms’s Second Symphony will transport you with its lush, flowing melodies, but first – experience the sunburst and splendor of Rainbow Body.
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Saturday March 14

Masterworks 5
Carmina Burana
7:30 PM

Spellbinding, hypnotic and heart-pounding, Carmina Burana simply must be experienced live. Hear this choral masterwork like never before as the Des Moines Symphony is joined onstage by 200 voices – but first, hear Beethoven’s ebullient Eighth Symphony and Wagner’s tender and intimate Siegfried Idyll.
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Sunday March 15

Masterworks 5
Carmina Burana
2:30 PM

Spellbinding, hypnotic and heart-pounding, Carmina Burana simply must be experienced live. Hear this choral masterwork like never before as the Des Moines Symphony is joined onstage by 200 voices – but first, hear Beethoven’s ebullient Eighth Symphony and Wagner’s tender and intimate Siegfried Idyll.
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Saturday April 18

Masterworks 6
April in Paris
7:30 PM

Franco-Belgian sensation Camille Thomas joins the Des Moines Symphony for a sparkling evocation of the City of Lights. The concert opens with Elgar’s jubilant Polonia and concludes with the colorful can-can from Offenbach’s Gaite Parisienne. But first, experience Elgar’s searing, rhapsodic Cello Concerto.
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Sunday April 19

Masterworks 6
April in Paris
2:30 PM

Franco-Belgian sensation Camille Thomas joins the Des Moines Symphony for a sparkling evocation of the City of Lights. The concert opens with Elgar’s jubilant Polonia and concludes with the colorful can-can from Offenbach’s Gaite Parisienne. But first, experience Elgar’s searing, rhapsodic Cello Concerto.
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Saturday May 9

Masterworks 7: Season Finale
The Firebird
7:30 PM

Season Finale! Experience the romantic thrill of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto played by virtuoso Alessio Bax. Khachaturian’s enchanting Adagio from Spartacus will enthrall you with its exquisite melodies. Finally, the colorful, evocative tale of the Firebird brings the season to a dazzling finish.
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Sunday May 10

Masterworks 7: Season Finale
The Firebird
2:30 PM

Season Finale! Experience the romantic thrill of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto played by virtuoso Alessio Bax. Khachaturian’s enchanting Adagio from Spartacus will enthrall you with its exquisite melodies. Finally, the colorful, evocative tale of the Firebird brings the season to a dazzling finish.
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