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It’s curious to program an opening night with second-fiddle work; at least I thought so until this Strauss.

Prokofiev’s much-loved Peter and the Wolf and Poulenc’s Babar, the Little Elephant made for a jolly children’s programme at the Tonhalle, even despite a major mishap.

In yesterday’s matinee concert at the Konzerthaus, the Wiener KammerOrchester, Stefan Vladar and Thomas Quasthoff presented music by Mozart, Prokofiev and Poulenc in a family-friendly format. 

Widely acclaimed professional community orchestra New Philharmonic opened its 34th Season with an outstanding, family-friendly concert featuring both overture classics and everyone's favorite musical fairy tale, Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf.

L'Orchestre de Paris a proposé un drôle d'attelage en associant le conte pour enfants de Prokofiev et la sombre Symphonie fantastique de Berlioz, laissant une impression mitigée.

Die Osterfestspiele bieten ein seltenes Konzerterlebnis, bei dem vom Grundschulkind bis zum Rentner Jung und Alt zusammen kommen, um sich von der Staatskapelle Dresden begeistern zu lassen.