Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood, Tom Thumb and Puss in Boots return to the hall along with the music of Debussy and Ravel. The "Orchestra 1703" will perform orchestral pages of French Impressionists, while the artistic word will add living voices and intonations to the fairy tale - so that familiar plots will sound anew for the whole family. When familiar childhood characters take the stage, they can be heard differently - through the timbre of the flute, the whisper of strings, and the soft ripples of the orchestra. In this program, the literary word walks alongside the music: actress Anastasia Lazareva guides listeners through Perrault's plots, while the "Orchestra 1703" responds to her with sound, as if painting the scenery on the go. At the center of the evening is French music from the early 20th century. Claude Debussy's "Children's Corner" will be performed in the orchestration of Georgy Fyodorov: short miniatures come together to form bright pictures, where there is both mischief and tenderness, and subtle irony. Another highlight is Maurice Ravel's "Mother Goose Suite," a composition that carefully preserves childhood wonder and knows how to speak to it in an adult, precise language. The format is designed for a family outing: a child can easily follow the story, while an adult can catch the nuances of orchestral colors and learn how composers turn text into sound. For those who are just beginning to get acquainted with academic music, such an evening helps to feel it without textbooks and terms - through image, rhythm, and mood. Where to go in St. Petersburg today, look for it on our website.