In an unprecedented digital version, in May 2021 the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, in collaboration with LAC edu, performed exclusively for schools the overture from Gioachino Rossini's Barber of Seville and Sergei Prokof'ev's famous symphonic fairy tale Pierino e il lupo, conducted by Philippe Béran and with the narrator Gardi Hutter. Accompanying the children, as usual, is Carla Norghauer.
 

It is a fine morning when Pierino opens the door of his garden and, happy, goes out to play in the meadow. On the tree his little bird friend is waiting serenely, chirping happily, while the duck takes a dip in the pond. The cat is also skulking around, hoping for a hearty meal. The angry grandfather calls Pierino back: it's dangerous to play outside the yard, with the wolf always lurking! He brings him back home just in time: a big grey wolf comes out of the woods hungry. The duck, the bird and the cat are in danger. Pierino, who is not afraid of the wolf, disobeys his grandfather and with a long rope goes to help his friends ...

The beautiful tale of Peter and the Wolf is told by the famous clown Gardi Hutter, narrator accompanied by the orchestra.

Sergei Prokofiev, the famous Russian composer and pianist, composed in 1936 some very catchy melodies that illustrate the tale. Each is entrusted to a particular instrument in the orchestra and represents a character from the story.

Pierino is depicted by a string quartet that sings a fresh, joyful melody: he seems to hop happily around the meadow.

The little bird chirps thanks to a high-pitched flute.

The duck moves sinuously to the melody of an oboe, while the cat skulks around on a low register clarinet.

An old bassoon impersonates the mumbling grandfather.

The timpani reproduce the sounds of hunters' gunshots, while no less than three horns are mobilised for the terrible wolf.

The music transforms with the fable until the triumphant march to the happy ending. Peter and the Wolf is today one of the most listened to operas by children all over the world.