Events

Des Moines Symphony Season Debut: Discover Fandango!

When
Sep 23rd, 2023
7:30pm - 9:45pm
Where
221 Walnut StreetDes Moines

World-renowned violinist Anne Akiko Meyers kicks off the Symphony’s 86th season with a tour de force performance of Arturo Marquez’ Fandango.
Anne Akiko Meyers joins the Symphony in its second annual Harriet S. and J. Locke Macomber Concert, an artistic initiative to present once-in-a-lifetime works and extraordinary, acclaimed soloists. The Symphony’s Season Debut highlights the passionate dance music of Mexico and Spain, featuring works by Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Arturo Márquez. The concert will conclude with Márquez’s exciting and fiery Fandango for Violin & Orchestra, written for Anne Akiko Meyers in 2021.
Tickets are $15-$70 and are available through Des Moines Performing Arts. Ticket prices increase $5 on the day of the concert, excluding student rush tickets.

Half-price student tickets are $7.50-$35 and are available through the Civic Center Ticket Office. Student rush tickets are $5 for junior high and high school students and $10 for all other students the day of the concert through the Civic Center Ticket Office. One ticket sold per valid Student ID.

The Des Moines Symphony welcomes children five years and older to attend performances. Children of any age are welcome to attend youth and family concerts. All children, regardless of age, must have their own ticket to attend performances.

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