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Nicknamed “The Red Priest” for his red hair and religious ordination, Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was one of the most ...

Chatter celebrates its 200th Santa Fe Concert with a 21st-century take on an 18th-century classic, Max Richter's "Vivaldi —The Four Seasons Recomposed." ...

The Melbourne Chamber Orchestra will kick off its 2026 season with Flexible Sky, featuring guitarist Slava Grigoryan and two ...

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Lovers of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,” heard everywhere from the concert hall to background for popular advertising, might have ...

The Four Seasons by 18th century Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi is one of the most famous pieces in the classical music repertoire. No ...

The Baroque era encouraged instrumentalists to display their virtuosity. Composers wrote virtuoso works for featured instruments. Baroque notation was intentionally sparse, leaving space for ...

In both performances, Valery Saul, the orchestra’s associate conductor, leads 11 ASO musicians, with principal cellist David ...

In Milan, a special performance at the Opera prison has featured instruments made from smugglers' boats that brought migrants to Italy ...

Orchestra New England (ONE) eagerly anticipates the arrival of spring with a “BaroqueFest” concert Saturday, March 7 at ...

Eclectic mix of comedy, music, dance and drama on offer ...