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Des Moines Symphony

in performance: DSM Symphony Goes “Beyond the Score” with Berlioz

April 2, 2017 By Megan Ihnen

Des Moines Symphony | Symphonie Fantastique | Beyond the Score

Leonard Bernstein famously said of the Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op 14 (1830), "You can become a nervous wreck playing this symphony; …

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in performance: Des Moines Symphony Masterworks 1: Season Debut – Beethoven’s Ode to Joy!

September 28, 2016 By sybariticsinger

A regional symphony orchestra, like the Des Moines Symphony, is often obligated, even if unwittingly, to be the main representative of large …

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in performance: "A hymn to free and happy Man" with the Des Moines Symphony

November 15, 2015 By sybariticsinger

"What does the end of a fairy-tale sound like?" muses the actor William Dick in his portrayal of Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev for the …

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in performance: A Golden Dvořák Cello Concerto with Joshua Roman and the Des Moines Symphony

April 20, 2015 By sybariticsinger

While each composer on Saturday night's Des Moines Symphony program, John Adams, Antonín Dvořák, and Jean Sibelius, composed works shaped by …

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in performance: Pianist Jia Cheng Xiong Stuns with Des Moines Symphony

March 30, 2015 By sybariticsinger

The program of Liszt, Chopin, and Shostakovich presented by conductor Joseph Giunta and the Des Moines Symphony this past weekend was an …

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in performance: Beyond the Score with the Des Moines Symphony

November 16, 2014 By sybariticsinger

Des Moines Symphony | Beethoven's Fifth "Beyond the Score"

It is a testament not only to the rich legacy of the 77 season history of the Des Moines Symphony but also to the faithful patrons in the …

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