Upcoming concerts in Iowa

Orchestra Iowa

Barrels & Brass (Wilson's Orchard, Iowa City)

7:00 PM · Wilson's Orchard

Iowa City, IA

Orchestra Iowa

Barrels & Brass (Fireside Winery - Marengo, IA)

7:00 PM · Fireside Winery

Marengo, IA

Sioux City Symphony Orchestra

Ravel & Respighi

7:30 PM · Orpheum Theatre

Sioux City, IA

• Ravel: La valse
• Respighi: Pini di Roma, P.141
• Respighi: Feste romane, P.157

Orchestra Iowa

Masterworks II – Symphony No. 3

7:30 PM · Paramount Theatre

Cedar Rapids, IA

• Montgomery: Banner
• Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
• Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

Orchestra Iowa

Masterworks II – Symphony No. 3

2:00 PM · Voxman Concert Hall

Iowa City, IA

• Montgomery: Banner
• Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
• Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

Orchestra Iowa

Key Change – A Prelude to a Fugue

6:00 PM · Opus Concert Café

Cedar Rapids, IA

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Disney's The Lion King in Concert

2:00 PM · Adler Theatre

Davenport, IA

Orchestra Iowa

Disney's Hocus Pocus in Concert

7:30 PM · Paramount Theatre

Cedar Rapids, IA

Des Moines Symphony

Beautiful Monsters – John Williams & Symphonie Fantastique

7:30 PM · Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines, IA

• Williams: Devil's Dance from The Witches of Eastwick
• Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
• Liszt: Totentanz, S.525
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Des Moines Symphony

Beautiful Monsters – John Williams & Symphonie Fantastique

2:30 PM · Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines, IA

• Williams: Devil's Dance from The Witches of Eastwick
• Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
• Liszt: Totentanz, S.525
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Orchestra Iowa

Candles & Classics: Fly Me to the Moonlight Sonata

8:00 PM · Opus Concert Café

Cedar Rapids, IA

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony

Two Prokofievs, Peter, a Wolf, and a DJ

7:00 PM · Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

Cedar Falls, IA

• Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25
• Prokofiev: Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra
• Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Masterworks II: Cityscapes Home & Abroad

7:30 PM · Centennial Hall

Rock Island, IA

• Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D major, K.297
• Ellington: Harlem
• Suppé: Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna: Overture
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Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Masterworks II: Cityscapes Home & Abroad

2:00 PM · Centennial Hall

Rock Island, IA

• Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D major, K.297
• Ellington: Harlem
• Suppé: Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna: Overture
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Sioux City Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven's Eroica

7:30 PM · Orpheum Theatre

Sioux City, IA

• Clyne: Woman of the Mountain
• Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55

Orchestra Iowa

Masterworks III – All Five Beethoven Piano Concertos

7:30 PM · Paramount Theatre

Cedar Rapids, IA

• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Orchestra Iowa

Masterworks III – All Five Beethoven Piano Concertos

2:00 PM · Paramount Theatre

Cedar Rapids, IA

• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Elf in Concert

2:00 PM · Adler Theatre

Davenport, IA

• Debney: Elf score

Des Moines Symphony

Renewal: Four Seasons & Bolero

7:30 PM · Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines, IA

• Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
• Daugherty: Last Dance at the Surf
• Ravel: Boléro

Des Moines Symphony

Renewal: Four Seasons & Bolero

2:30 PM · Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines, IA

• Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
• Daugherty: Last Dance at the Surf
• Ravel: Boléro

Orchestra Iowa

Key Change – A Prelude to a Fugue

6:00 PM · Opus Concert Café

Cedar Rapids, IA

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Masterworks III: Season of Anticipation

7:30 PM · Bartlett Performing Arts Center

Moline, IA

• Garrop: Penelope Waits
• Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Autumn, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293
• Piazzolla: Otoño Porteño
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Orchestra Iowa

The Nutcracker with Ballet Quad Cities 2026

7:30 PM · Paramount Theatre

Cedar Rapids, IA

• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Masterworks III: Season of Anticipation

2:00 PM · Bartlett Performing Arts Center

Moline, IA

• Garrop: Penelope Waits
• Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Autumn, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293
• Piazzolla: Cuatro estaciones porteñas: Primavera porteña
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Sioux City Symphony Orchestra

Handel's Messiah

7:30 PM · Cathedral of the Epiphany

Sioux City, IA

• Handel: Messiah, HWV56

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony

Holiday Pops

7:00 PM · Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

Cedar Falls, IA

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Brass

3:00 PM · St. Paul Lutheran Church

Davenport, IA

Sioux City Symphony Orchestra

Home Alone in Concert

3:00 PM · Orpheum Theatre

Sioux City, IA

• Williams: complete score to Home Alone (1990), performed live to the film
• Williams: Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas

Des Moines Symphony

New Year's Eve Pops: Cirque – Symphonic Cinema

8:00 PM · Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines, IA

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Up Close with Lillian Lau

7:30 PM · Figge Art Museum

Davenport, IA

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Family Concerts: The Planets

11:30 AM · Spotlight Theatre, 3rd Floor

Moline, IA

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Masterworks IV: Sibelius Symphony No. 1

7:30 PM · Centennial Hall

Rock Island, IA

• Britten: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 15
• Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Des Moines Symphony

Resistance – Mozart & Shostakovich

7:30 PM · Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines, IA

• Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K.482
• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Masterworks IV: Sibelius Symphony No. 1

2:00 PM · Centennial Hall

Rock Island, IA

• Britten: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 15
• Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Des Moines Symphony

Resistance – Mozart & Shostakovich

2:30 PM · Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines, IA

• Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K.482
• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Sioux City Symphony Orchestra

Musical Portraits — Robert Schumann

7:30 PM · Orpheum Theatre

Sioux City, IA

• Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Des Moines Symphony

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2 in Concert

7:30 PM · Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines, IA

• Desplat: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Des Moines Symphony

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2 in Concert

1:30 PM · Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines, IA

• Desplat: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony

The British Are Coming!

7:00 PM · Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

Cedar Falls, IA

• Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending: Romance for Violin and Orchestra
• Vaughan Williams: The Wasps, Aristophanic Suite
• Smyth: Serenade in D major

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Masterworks V: Destiny Transfigured

7:30 PM · Centennial Hall

Rock Island, IA

• Verdi: La forza del destino
• Brahms: Schicksalslied, Op. 54
• Barber: String Quartet in B major, Op. 11
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Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Masterworks V: Destiny Transfigured

2:00 PM · Centennial Hall

Rock Island, IA

• Verdi: La forza del destino
• Brahms: Schicksalslied, Op. 54
• Barber: String Quartet in B major, Op. 11
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Sioux City Symphony Orchestra

Tony DeSare: The Billy Joel Songbook

7:30 PM · Orpheum Theatre

Sioux City, IA

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Up Close with Ben Coelho

7:30 PM · Figge Art Museum

Davenport, IA

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony

Rolling with Beethoven

7:00 PM · Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

Cedar Falls, IA

• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Masterworks VI: Dvořák Symphony No.8

7:30 PM · Centennial Hall

Rock Island, IA

• Chávez: Symphony No. 2
• Abels: Cello Concerto
• Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major, B.163, Op. 88

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Masterworks VI: Dvořák Symphony No.8

2:00 PM · Centennial Hall

Rock Island, IA

• Chávez: Symphony No. 2
• Abels: Cello Concerto
• Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major, B.163, Op. 88

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Up Close with QCSO Cello Section

7:30 PM · Bartlett Performing Arts Center

Moline, IA

Sioux City Symphony Orchestra

Season Finale — Carmina Burana

7:30 PM · Orpheum Theatre

Sioux City, IA

• Vinetz: Swell
• Poulenc: Les biches, FP36
• Orff: Carmina Burana

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony

Season Finale: Disney's Fantasia in Concert Live to Film

7:00 PM · Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

Cedar Falls, IA

• Dukas: L'Apprenti Sorcier
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71a

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Up Close with Naha, Emily & Marian

7:30 PM · Figge Art Museum

Davenport, IA

Des Moines Symphony

Yankee Doodle Pops

8:30 PM · West Terrace, Iowa State Capitol

Des Moines, IA

• Key: The Star‐Spangled Banner
• Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
• Boyer: American Mosaic
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