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 ...

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 ...