Les Arts Florissants with Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin
EJ Thomas Hall
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View PackagesThe vibrancy of life returning for Spring. The stormy drama of Summer. A Fall celebration. The icy grip of Winter. Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons is packed with iconic melodies. An exceptional — and exceptionally popular — period ensemble specializing in early and Baroque music, France’s Les Arts Florissants celebrates the 300th anniversary of this beloved work on a program that also includes other gems of the period. Théotime Langlois de Swarte, of whom the reviewer at Gramophone said gives “performances so special that I feel a changed man from listening,” is the featured violinist.
Les Arts Florissants has “revolutionised the way baroque music is presented.” (Opera News). Founded in 1979 by William Christie, Les Arts Florissants is one of the most renowned baroque music ensembles in the world.
The violin soloist is Théotime Langlois de Swarte, of whom the reviewer at Gramophone said gives “performances so special that I feel a changed man from listening.”
Read MoreIn a concert tour that’s selling out around the country, France’s heralded Les Arts Florissants and violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte celebrates the 300th anniversary of this beloved work with a virtuosic program that also includes other Baroque gems.
This program frames iconic works in a new light. Their overtly narrative style (Vivaldi included sonnets — perhaps written himself — alongside the music) invites questions about the fleeting, cyclical nature of our existence, our relationship with nature, and the eternal renewal of earth’s cycles, now being modified by climate change.