Celebrating Vivaldi at 350
Les Arts Florissants with Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin
March 10 – April 9, 2028
"Vivaldi at 350"
(Ensemble of 15 musicians)
350 years after his birth Antonio Vivaldi lives on through the legacy of his music, celebrated the world over for its virtuosity, beauty, and deep humanity. In a sweeping program that traces the composer’s life, his accomplishments, and the world that shaped him, Théotime Langlois de Swarte and Les Arts Florissants provide a grand tour from Venice to England to Germany and back to Venice, highlighting Vivaldi’s influences, contemporaries, and students, with the Venetian master’s own stunning musical accomplishments as its centerpiece.
Giovanni Legrenzi Sonata a quattro, Op. 10, No. 6: Adagio assai
Antonio Vivaldi Sinfonia in B Minor, RV 169 "At the Holy Sepulchre": Adagio Molto - Allegro ma poco
Concerto for Strings in D-minor, RV 128: Largo
Concerto “For the Feast of St. Lawrence”, RV 562: Grave
Concerto for Three Violins, RV 551: Andante
Concerto for Strings in D-minor, RV 128: Allegro
Dixit Dominus RV 594: Sicut erat in Principio (“As it was in the beginning”)
Alessandro Marcello concerto in D-minor: Adagio
Vivaldi Chamber Concerto in D-Major “La Pastorella”, RV 95. Largo - Allegro
Charles Avison Concerto Grosso No. 6 (after Scarlatti): Con furia
Vivaldi Violin concerto in B-flat Major (in two choirs), RV 583, excerpt: Andante (Ciaconna)
Concerto in G-Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315 ("Summer" from The Four Seasons)
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Georg Friederich Handel Overture to Agrippina, HWV 6
Johann Sebastian Bach Adagio from the Concerto for Violin and string orchestra BWV 1056a
Vivaldi Concerto in D-Major, Op, 3, No. 9, RV 230: Allegro - Larghetto (with JS Bach ornaments) - Allegro
Johann David Heinichen Oboe concerto in D-minor, transcribed for the violin: Andante
Pietro Antonio Locatelli Sinfonia Funebre in F Minor, D.2.2: Adagio - Alla breve ma Moderato
Vivaldi Concerto for Strings in C-Major, RV 114: Chiacona
Concerto “Il Grosso Mogul” RV 208: Allegro - Grave Recitativo - Allegro
From the 2025 Vivaldi Four Seasons tour
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