Preston Goes to Paris 21 Jun 2026

Join the Preston Symphony Orchestra for an afternoon of French musical brilliance in Preston Goes to Paris, a program spanning more than a century of music associated with the celebrated Paris Conservatoire tradition.

Sunday 21 June 2026
2:30pm
Preston City Hall

Conducted by Carlos del Cueto, the concert features Prudence Davis, Principal Flute of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, as soloist in one of the great flute concertos of the twentieth century.

Program

Louise FarrencOverture No. 2
Jacques IbertFlute Concerto
Prudence Davis, flute
César FranckSymphony in D minor

The Preston Symphony Orchestra describes the concert as an opportunity to savour the music of Paris across a hundred years of the Paris Conservatoire, from the elegance of Farrenc to the colour and virtuosity of Ibert’s much-loved Flute Concerto and the grandeur of Franck’s Symphony in D minor.

Tickets

Adult: $25
Concession: $20
Secondary School Students: $10
Children 12 and under: Free

Further information and bookings are available via the Preston Symphony Orchestra website.