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August 2021
Quad City Bank & Trust Riverfront Pops | The Music of The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards 1969
The party of the summer returns to LeClaire Park with the music of The Rolling Stones. “Let’s Spend the Night Together” along the banks of the Mississippi River rocking out to the band’s greatest hits from the iconic albums Beggar’s…
Find out more »October 2021
Masterworks I: The New World
We open our 107th season with Dudley Buck’s rousing Festival Overture on the American National Air. World-renowned pianist Garrick Ohlsson returns to the Quad Cities to astound with Samuel Barber’s passionate powerhouse Piano Concerto. This program of musical Americana concludes…
Find out more »Masterworks I: The New World
We open our 107th season with Dudley Buck’s rousing Festival Overture on the American National Air. World-renowned pianist Garrick Ohlsson returns to the Quad Cities to astound with Samuel Barber’s passionate powerhouse Piano Concerto. This program of musical Americana concludes…
Find out more »Up Close with Ballet Quad Cities, Soldier’s Tale
Join seven talented QCSO musicians for a varied program of works for one to seven musicians. Principal bassoonist Benjamin Coelho explores the rhythms of jazz in Libby Larson's Jazz Variations for Solo Bassoon. Principal clarinetist Daniel Won and principal bassist…
Find out more »Soirée: The Roaring 20s
Let the roaring 2020s begin with an elegant evening at the Figge! Tickets for this Great Gatsby-inspired event include dinner and performance, plus a paddle raise and live auction with Maestro Mark Russell Smith as your auctioneer to benefit the…
Find out more »November 2021
Masterworks II: Fantasies & Fables
This concert of music inspired by poetry and literature begins with Engelbert Humperdinck’s youthful and Wagnerian prelude to his opera Hänsel und Gretel. Explore lessons about human nature through Michael Abels’ lush musical illustration of Frederick’s Fables by Leo Lionini,…
Find out more »Masterworks II: Fantasies & Fables
This concert of music inspired by poetry and literature begins with Engelbert Humperdinck’s youthful and Wagnerian prelude to his opera Hänsel und Gretel. Explore lessons about human nature through Michael Abels’ lush musical illustration of Frederick’s Fables by Leo Lionini,…
Find out more »Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ in Concert
Grab your broom and get ready for the tasks ahead! The Triwizard Tournament comes to Hogwarts™ in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ in Concert. Relive the magic of Harry Potter™ soaring across the big screen in high-definition and…
Find out more »Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ in Concert
Grab your broom and get ready for the tasks ahead! The Triwizard Tournament comes to Hogwarts™ in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ in Concert. Relive the magic of Harry Potter™ soaring across the big screen in high-definition and…
Find out more »December 2021
Masterworks III: English Serenade
Traverse the English countryside with Edward Elgar’s sonorous and pastoral Serenade for Strings. Principal Horn Marc Zyla makes his QCSO soloist debut with the robust fanfares of Richard Strauss’s Horn Concerto No. 1, followed by Benjamin Britten’s stirring and virtuosic…
Find out more »Masterworks III: English Serenade
Traverse the English countryside with Edward Elgar’s sonorous and pastoral Serenade for Strings. Principal Horn Marc Zyla makes his QCSO soloist debut with the robust fanfares of Richard Strauss’s Horn Concerto No. 1, followed by Benjamin Britten’s stirring and virtuosic…
Find out more »Holiday Brass
Ring in the holiday season with members of the QCSO Brass and Percussion sections! Under the direction of Maestro Mark Russell Smith, the ensemble is joined by organist Chris Nelson to perform uplifting sections of classical and holiday favorites including…
Find out more »January 2022
Up Close with Andrew Parker
Join QCSO principal oboe Andrew Parker for an intimate evening of music at the Figge featuring works by Alyssa Morris, Francis Poulenc, Marina Dranishnikova, and Sigismund Toduță. Tickets for this concert are currently only available as a subscription add-on. Single…
Find out more »February 2022
Masterworks IV: Bruckner 8
Bruckner’s final complete symphony is a sweeping symphonic journey. This epic and thrilling work begins with a slow introduction that unfolds into a dramatic struggle. The second movement is a rustic yet sumptuous and noble Adagio that is followed by…
Find out more »Masterworks IV: Bruckner 8
Bruckner’s final complete symphony is a sweeping symphonic journey. This epic and thrilling work begins with a slow introduction that unfolds into a dramatic struggle. The second movement is a rustic yet sumptuous and noble Adagio that is followed by…
Find out more »Living Proof Exhibit Opera: Karkinos
In collaboration with Living Proof Exhibit, the QCSO has commissioned local composer and Augustana Professor Jacob Bancks to create a dramatic oratorio entitled Karkinos that will provide hope and celebration for those with cancer and all who love them. Inspired…
Find out more »March 2022
Masterworks V: From East to West
Our musical excursion begins in the Guangxi Zhuang region of China with Chen Yi’s rhythmic Duo Ye, based on the traditional song and dance of the Dong people. Concertmaster Naha Greenholtz dazzles with a performance of Mozart’s graceful and spirited…
Find out more »Masterworks V: From East to West
Our musical excursion begins in the Guangxi Zhuang region of China with Chen Yi’s rhythmic Duo Ye, based on the traditional song and dance of the Dong people. Concertmaster Naha Greenholtz dazzles with a performance of Mozart’s graceful and spirited…
Find out more »Up Close with WVIK, Nordic Dreams
Allow QCSO concertmaster Naha Greenholtz, QCSO principal cellist, Hannah Holman, and pianist Juliana Han to transport you away with an intimate evening of Nordic music featuring works by Alyssa Morris, Francis Poulenc, Marina Dranishnikova, and Sigismund Toduță. Tickets for this…
Find out more »April 2022
Masterworks VI: Pines of Rome
The program opens with Johann Strauss Jr.’s charming waltz Voices of Spring. Roberto Díaz returns to the Quad Cities to perform Jennifer Higdon’s Grammy® Award-winning Viola Concerto; this unrelenting showpiece was written specifically for Díaz. Experience the lyricism and power…
Find out more »Masterworks VI: Pines of Rome
The program opens with Johann Strauss Jr.’s charming waltz Voices of Spring. Roberto Díaz returns to the Quad Cities to perform Jennifer Higdon’s Grammy® Award-winning Viola Concerto; this unrelenting showpiece was written specifically for Díaz. Experience the lyricism and power…
Find out more »May 2022
Up Close with Naha Greenholtz
Join QCSO concertmaster Naha Greenholtz for a lovely afternoon of music at the Figge featuring works by Astor Piazzolla, Eugène Ysaÿe, Gabriela Lena Frank, Pablo de Sarasate, & Johann Sebastian Bach. Tickets for this concert are currently only available as…
Find out more »Disney’s Frozen™ in Concert
Travel to Arendelle and experience the phenomenon of Disney’s Frozen™ like never before! Watch in high-definition as Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf set off on a grand adventure to help Elsa to control her powers and save the kingdom from eternal…
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