You’ve probably heard Vivaldi’s “Spring” concerto (“La Primavera” in its original Italian) before. More than likely, you didn’t hear it on the radio or on Spotify or performed live, but you may have ...

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons are four violin concertos depicting the seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. They are some of the most extravagant examples of music that tells a story (“program music ...

Violinist Giles Apap (ah POP) and his ensemble, The Colors of Invention, get us in the mood for Spring with an interesting reading of the "Spring" Concerto by Vivaldi. They're in concert in Santa ...

Is this long, long winter making your brain feel lethargic? You might want to try listening to a bit of “Spring” — the opening violin concerto in “The Four Seasons,” probably the most popular ...

I first experienced Vivaldi as a toddler at Yehudi Menuhin's festival in Gstaad, Switzerland, in 1975. One day I heard what I thought was birdsong coming from the stage. It was the opening solo of "La ...