Candida Thompson (photo Kaupo Kikkas)

The Four Seasons

Amsterdam Sinfonietta + Candida Thompson

Fri 6 Mar 2026 20:15 - 22:05

Fri 6 Mar 2026

20:15 - 22:05

Fri 6 Mar 2026

20:15 - 22:05

Interval 21:00

Grote Zaal

Past event

Program

19.15 / Foyerdeck 1 / Pre-concert talk
By Michel Khalifa

20.15 / Grote Zaal / Main program
Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Pietro Locatelli Concerto grosso Op.1 No. 11
Béla Bartók Divertimento for strings

Credits

Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Candida Thompson musical direction, violin

Antonio Vivaldi’s beloved masterpiece

In Locatelli’s graceful Concerto grosso, the musicians can shine in short solo passages. Vivaldi, who was also a brilliant violinist like his contemporary Locatelli, shows his mastery in The Four Seasons. In its day, this classical work was already enormously popular. It evokes scenes of babbling brooks, singing birds, a barking dog, buzzing flies, storms, drunken dancers, frozen landscapes and a crackling winter fire.

In the Divertimento for strings, one of the great 20th-century compositions for strings, Bartók blends folk dances with baroque elements. The light, swinging outer sections form a stark contrast with the slow, chilling middle section, which thereby gains even greater depth.

Part of

Amsterdam Sinfonietta 25/26

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