Arts reporter Michael Morain says:
Conductor Joseph Giunta nudged a full range of sound from every section: fluttery whispers from the strings in the opening of the Easter overture; break-your-heart solos from the horn, flute and oboe in the Rach 2; and a rowdy, even vulgar, uproar from the rest of the brass and percussion in the Shostakovich. Pick a human emotion, and it was there.
The Des Moines Register previews our May 14 & 15 Season Finale! Piano soloist Ilya Yakushev talks about Rachmaninoff’s huge hands and why the composer’s RACH 2 (his Second Piano Concerto) is such a breakthrough piece.
Tickets are still available to hear the Des Moines Symphony and Yakushev live!
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