Mendelssohn & Brahms by Theofanidis, Christopher, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Od (2020/2020), Dirigent Peter Oundjian, Des Moines Civic Center, Des Moines, United States

Rising star Grace Park plays Mendelssohn’s dazzling Violin Concerto, plus Peter Oundjian conducts Brahms’s lush Second Symphony and the shimmering Rainbow Body The Winner of the 2018 Naumburg International Violin Competition, Grace Park is a dynamic violinist and a rising star. Hear her play Mendelssohn’s dazzling Violin Concerto conducted by Peter Oundjian, former first violinist of the Tokyo Quartet who became Music Director of the Toronto Symphony. Brahms’s Second Symphony will transport you with its lush, flowing melodies, but first – experience the sunburst and splendor of Christopher Theofanidis’s Rainbow Body, one of the most-performed new orchestral works of the last fifteen years.