Award-winning Egyptian American pianist Wael Farouk joins New Philharmonic's season opening celebration for Prokofiev's first concerto. The program also featuresTchaikovsky's last symphony, the powerful “Pathetique,” and his “Overture of 1812” with inspiration, triumph and cannons as well as featuring a few of the area's talented youth musicians: A trio of 7

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graders from Wheaton's Franklin Middle School including Hannah Joy Ball (cello); Emma Beausoleil (violin); and Aaron Lamb (violin) performing Franz Joseph Haydn's “Tempo di Menuetto.

Event Cost: $49; limited number of $10 student tickets available

Price Category: $$$

Event times: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday

Ages: Recommended for families with kids ages 8 and up.