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Des Moines Symphony Concerts & Events

Saturday October 9

Pops 1
Revolution: The Music of the Beatles — A Symphonic Experience
7:30 PM

Accompanied by hundreds of rare and unseen photos along with stunning video and animation, Revolution will take you on a magical journey featuring more than 25 top hits like “Ticket to Ride,” “Penny Lane,” “All You Need is Love,” “Get Back,” “Hey, Jude,” and much more.
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Saturday October 23

Masterworks 2
Tchaikovsky's Fourth
7:30 PM

Tchaikovsky’s blazing Fourth Symphony, composed in direct response to Beethoven’s Fifth, punctuates dreamlike, lyrical passages with cosmic joy and dramatic spectacle. Beethoven’s “Triple” Concerto features Concertmaster Jonathan Sturm, Principal Cellist Julie Sturm, and pianist Nicholas Roth. But first, George Walker’s serene Lyric for Strings.
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Sunday October 24

Masterworks 2
Tchaikovsky's Fourth
2:30 PM

Tchaikovsky’s blazing Fourth Symphony, composed in direct response to Beethoven’s Fifth, punctuates dreamlike, lyrical passages with cosmic joy and dramatic spectacle. Beethoven’s “Triple” Concerto features Concertmaster Jonathan Sturm, Principal Cellist Julie Sturm, and pianist Nicholas Roth. But first, George Walker’s serene Lyric for Strings.
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Wednesday November 17

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Classical Conversations: Beethoven's Violin Concerto
6:30 PM

Go inside the music! Join Dr. Eric McIntyre of Grinnell College for an online class discussing the music and composers of our November Masterworks Concerts, Beethoven's Violin Concerto.
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Saturday November 20

Masterworks 3
Beethoven's Violin Concerto
7:30 PM

Renowned for his intensely expressive music making, Paul Huang joins the Symphony to perform Beethoven’s transcendent Violin Concerto in a program featuring the noble grandeur and epic journey of Sibelius’s Seventh Symphony along with Anna Clyne’s rollicking Masquerade.
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Sunday November 21

Masterworks 3
Beethoven's Violin Concerto
2:30 PM

Renowned for his intensely expressive music making, Paul Huang joins the Symphony to perform Beethoven’s transcendent Violin Concerto in a program featuring the noble grandeur and epic journey of Sibelius’s Seventh Symphony along with Anna Clyne’s rollicking Masquerade.
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Friday December 31

New Year's Eve Pops
The Music of Elton John Starring Michael Cavanaugh
8:00 PM

Grammy and Tony-nominated Broadway star Michael Cavanaugh and his band join the Des Moines Symphony for a high-energy celebration that will have you singing along to classic hits and rock favorites. Ring in the New Year with the Des Moines Symphony and the music of Elton John!
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Saturday January 8

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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 majestic Overture from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.
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Sunday January 9

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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 majestic Overture from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.
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Saturday January 29

Masterworks 4
Immortal Beloved
7:30 PM

“Ever thine. Ever mine. Ever ours.” So Beethoven closed a July 1812 letter to his “immortal beloved,” a woman whose identity has remained one of the great mysteries of classical music. This passionate concert reaches its peak as Natasha Paremski plays Rachmaninoff’s thrilling, grand Third Piano Concerto.
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