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Vivaldi and the Virtuosa: The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons and Vivaldi’s works for women musicians
Part of the Blackheath International Chamber Music Festival 2018
Add to my Calendar 27-10-2018 19:30 27-10-2018 21:30 36 Vivaldi and the Virtuosa: The Four Seasons Vivaldi’s fantastically imaginative musical pictures of the changing seasons paint nature in astoundingly vivid detail, and it is no wonder that they have become his best-loved work. Whilst the Four Seasons were published in Amsterdam, Vivaldi spent most of his career working at the orphanage of La Pietà in his native Venice, where girls were given an extensive musical education. Consequently, many of his works – including the two other concertos featured here – were composed for performances by the girls and young women there, which reached international renown. Anna Maria dal violin (‘of the violin’) was one of La Pietà’s most famous pupils, later working as a teacher – and Vivaldi’s colleague – there, and he composed dozens of concertos for her. All Saints Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
All Saints Church
All Saints Drive
Blackheath
London
SE3 0TY
England
Programme
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for violin 'per signora Anna Maria', RV 387
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for two flutes, RV 533
~ Interval ~
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Performers
Lana Trotovsek – violin
Boris Bizjak – flute
Yu-Wei Hu – flute
Ana Julija Mlejnik – violin
London Brandenburg Soloists
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Programme Note
Vivaldi’s fantastically imaginative musical pictures of the changing seasons paint nature in astoundingly vivid detail, and it is no wonder that they have become his best-loved work. Whilst the Four Seasons were published in Amsterdam, Vivaldi spent most of his career working at the orphanage of La Pietà in his native Venice, where girls were given an extensive musical education. Consequently, many of his works – including the two other concertos featured here – were composed for performances by the girls and young women there, which reached international renown. Anna Maria dal violin (‘of the violin’) was one of La Pietà’s most famous pupils, later working as a teacher – and Vivaldi’s colleague – there, and he composed dozens of concertos for her.
