Be transported to Italy at the Des Moines Symphony’s Season Finale!

Mendelssohn-Hensel’s effervescent Overture in C Major opens the concert, followed by Mendelssohn’s exuberant Italian Symphony, evoking the country’s vibrant streets and sunlit spirit. George Li dazzles with Saint-Saëns’ Second Piano Concerto. Then, the Civic Center comes to life with blazing brass from every corner in Respighi’s Pines of Rome.

PROGRAM

MENDELSSOHN-HENSEL      Overture in C Major

MENDELSSOHN                     Symphony No. 4 “Italian”

SAINT-SAËNS                         Piano Concerto No. 2

RESPIGHI                                Pines of Rome

Enter to win a pair of tickets on Saturday, May 17 at 7:30 pm or Sunday, May 18 at 2:30 pm at the Des Moines Civic Center.

 

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