Central Iowa Symphony Young Artists Concert

March 1, 2026 | Young Artists Concert

3:00 PM at Ames City Auditorium

2:15 PM Concert Conversations with Eric McIntyre

Featuring our January Young Artists Competition Winners and the Gilbert High School Choir

This season’s Young Artists concert is an unforgettable display of budding young talent. Not only will we celebrate the remarkable skills of our Young Artists competition winners, but we will also join forces with the Gilbert High School Choir for a collaborative performance of Mozart’s powerful Coronation Mass. The celebratory program launches in jubilant fashion with Shostakovich’s Festive Overture.

Festive Overture, Op. 96 – Shostakovich

Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op 28 – Saint-Saëns
– Featuring CIS Young Artists Competition Winner, Qimeng Michael Li (violin)

Piano Concerto No 12 in A Major, K. 414 – Mozart
– Featuring CIS Young Artists Competition Winner Iulia Fang-Kawamuro (piano)

Mass in C Major, K. 317 “Coronation” – Mozart
– Featuring the Gilbert High School Choir

Tickets may be purchased online (https://centraliowasymphony.thundertix.com), at Gilger Designs (236 Main Street, Ames, IA), or at the door (Ames City Auditorium, 515 Clark Ave, Ames, IA)