Mother's Day is just around the corner! This year, craft the perfect live music playlist for a gift that she'll never forget. 

Gift Option 1: Tickets to our May 13 & 14 Season Finale: Giunta Conducts Rachmaninoff. 

Spend Mother's Day at the Symphony! Our Season Finale: Giunta Conducts Rachmaninoff will feature Gabriela Martinez, one of classical music's most exciting new artists, performing Rachmaninoff's glorious, lyrical Second Piano Concerto. Learn more and get tickets.

Gift Option 2: Our Flex Plan includes vouchers for 4 upcoming concerts of your (or your mom's!) choice. 

If your Mother's Day weekend is already packed full, consider gifting a Flex Plan! You'll receive vouchers for use at four upcoming concerts during our 2023-2024 season. Flex Plan packages start at just $78! Learn more and get the Flex Pack.

Gift Option 3: The once-in-a-lifetime chance to hear Tony-Award winning actress and singer Kelli O’Hara perform with your Des Moines Symphony.

On July 22, Tony Award-winning singer and actress Kelli O’Hara, hailed by The New York Times as “Broadway musical’s undisputed queen,” joins the Des Moines Symphony for an intimate program of American Songbook classics and modern Broadway favorites. She's here for one night only! Learn more and get tickets.

Gift Option 4: Introduce your mom to the World of Music with our full Masterworks Subscription!

The Masterworks Series is packed with tour-de-force performances by dazzling soloists, awe-inspiring new works, and heartwarming interpretations of beloved classics. At each Masterworks concert, bold new works by contemporary composers are featured alongside all-time favorites, including Grieg’s evocative Piano Concerto, Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue, and Beethoven’s joyous and victorious Ninth Symphony. Discover the World of Music! Masterworks Subscriptions start at $101. Learn more and get the Masterworks Subscription.

Gift Option 5: Hotel California meets Cirque de la Symphonie with our Pops Package!

You’ll be on the edge of your seat as Cirque performers captivate audiences with spellbinding aerials and acrobatics. A full rock band joins the Symphony for Hotel California: The Music of the Eagles. And Hamilton’s Renee Elise Goldsberry takes the Civic Center stage for a one-night-only Des Moines’ performance! Choose between the Pops Pair and Pops Subscription, starting at just $65. Learn more and purchase a Pops Package.