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Beautiful Monsters – John Williams & Symphonie Fantastique

Beautiful Monsters – John Williams & Symphonie Fantastique

Des Moines Symphony

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Revel in the fantastic and magnificent over Halloween weekend. John Williams’ Devil’s Dance crackles with energy before Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain conjures supernatural frenzy. Prodigy Derek Wang dazzles with Liszt’s virtuosic Totentanz. Finally, Berlioz’s famous and feverish Symphonie Fantastique descends into hallucination and a haunting and visceral finale like no other.

Program

HB

Hector Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique

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MM

Modest Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain

Composer

JW

John Williams - The Witches of Eastwick

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FL

Franz Liszt - Totentanz for Piano Solo

Participants

Derek Wang

Piano

Joseph Giunta

Conductor

Des Moines Symphony

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2 dates (31 Oct - 1 Nov)

Oct

31

Sat

ellipse

7:30 pm

Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines, IA, United States

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Nov

1

Sun

ellipse

2:30 pm

Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines, IA, United States

Tickets available

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