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Family Concert: Peter and the Wolf Presented by Diablo Symphony Orchestra

  • Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Drive Walnut Creek, CA, 94596 United States (map)

Our traditional family concert opens the season! Experience how four different composers explore the colors of the orchestra and use them to paint pictures and tell stories. The narrated story "Peter and the Wolf" also introduces listeners to the instruments of the orchestra, each representing a different animal or character. And the winner of DSO's 2024 - 2025 Yen Liang Young Artist Competition will perform a wind, brass, or percussion concerto of the winner's choosing!

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, with narrator Cindy Silva
Astor Piazzolla (arr. Dean Boysen) -  Oblivion
Richard Strauss - Sunrise form Also Sprach Zarathustra
Igor Stravinsky - Lullaby and Finale from The Firebird
Wind, brass, or percussion concerto featuring Yen Liang Young Artist Competition winner

Earlier Event: October 20
Festa Italiana di Santa Rosa