Les Arts Florissants with Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at 300
April 11, 2025 7:00PM
Folly Theater
When published in 1725 nobody could imagine Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons would become perhaps the most frequently heard music of all time. Yet today, 300 years on, they remain as popular as ever.
This program frames these 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.
With an ensemble of 15 musicians, this renowned chamber orchestra, in collaboration with Théotime Langlois de Swarte, promises to bring Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons to a heightened experience for the audience.
Théotime Langlois de Swarte studied at the Paris Conservatory under Michael Hentz, and became a regular member of Les Arts Florissants at William Christie’s invitation in 2014, while still a student. He has since appeared as soloist with the ensemble, and will perform Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons with them on North American tours in spring and fall of 2025. He is a laureate of the Banque Populaire Foundation and plays on a Jacob Stainer violin of 1665 loaned by the Jumpstart Foundation, and an Allessandro Gagliano from 1700 on loan from the Zylber Association.
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