Pierre et le loup

Pierre et le loup Serge Prokofiev The adventures of Peter and the Wolf haven't aged a day and remain a classic for introducing young children to music.

Grégoire Pont | illustration creation and live projection Emmanuel Bénèche | narrator Les Siècles Nicolas Simon | conductor In the first part of the programme Ravel Ma Mère l’Oye, suite for small orchestra Duration: approximately 1 hour without intermission From 5 years old In a few words “Each of the characters is represented by an instrument: the bird by the flute, the duck by the oboe, the cat by the staccato clarinet in a low register, the grandfather by the bassoon, the wolf by chords of three French horns, Peter by the string quartet, the hunters' gunshots by the timpani and bass drum.

Before the performance, it is preferable to introduce these various instruments to the children. ” It was with an explicit pedagogical intention that Prokofiev prefaced his score, which perfectly met the commission given to him by the Moscow Children's Theatre in 1936.

Since then, the adventures of Peter and the Wolf haven't aged a day and remain a classic for introducing young children to music. Production Théâtre des Champs-Élysées