Grieg & Dvořák by Torke, Grieg, Dvořák, Ó (2019/2019), Seoltóir Joseph Giunta, Des Moines Civic Center, Des Moines, United States

Experience Dvořák’s sublime Eighth Symphony, plus the brilliance and lyricism of Grieg’s Piano Concerto played to perfection by Jon Kimura Parker Grieg’s brilliant, majestic Piano Concerto is one of the best-loved and most-performed pieces in the piano repertoire. Hear it played to lyrical perfection by Jon Kimura Parker, plus – experience Dvořák’s sublime Eighth Symphony, the bucolic masterpiece written by Iowa’s favorite Czech composer after his summer in Spillville. But first, Michael Torke’s Javelin will thrill you with its shimmering, joyful celebration of the Olympic spirit.