Conductor

"Why would you want to be a second-rate Ravel when you could be a first-rate Gershwin?" - Maurice Ravel responding to George Gershwin's request for tutelage.

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An American In Paris

Washington Pavilion

The greatest story ever told.  The most majestic music ever composed.  Experience Handel’s “Messiah” featuring the inspiring Hallelujah Chorus in the glory of First Lutheran Church.

Handel's MESSIAH

First Lutheran Church

"Does it not seem as if Mozart's works become fresher and fresher the oftener we hear them?" - Robert Schumann

Mozart's A Little Night Music

"What I have in my heart and soul - must find a way out.  That is the reason for music." - Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven & Brahms

Joseph Horowitz, who expertly set the stage for the SDSO's triumphant performance of Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony in February of 2023, returns to Sioux Falls to guide you through another of Shostakovich's epic war symphonies.

Shostakovich Symphony No. 8

"When I think of my God, my heart dances within me for joy, and then my music has to dance, too." - Franz Joseph Haydn

Haydn's Glorious "The Creation"

SDSO concertmaster Doosook Kim celebrates 30 years!

"If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music." - Gustav Mahler

Conductor

Delta David Gier

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 5, 2025

Handel's MESSIAH · South Dakota Symphony

Jan 24, 2026

Mozart's A Little Night Music · South Dakota Symphony

Feb 7, 2026

Beethoven & Brahms · South Dakota Symphony

Mar 7, 2026

Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 · South Dakota Symphony

Apr 11, 2026

Haydn's Glorious "The Creation" · South Dakota Symphony

Past events

Nov 22, 2025

An American In Paris · South Dakota Symphony

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