The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi

Synopsis/Details

XXX Concert Season 2026 – Venice

Tribute to Vivaldi

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Orchestra and Singers in 18th-century costumes

In 2026, I Musici Veneziani celebrate 30 years of activity!
For the occasion, we have prepared an entire concert season dedicated to Antonio Vivaldi, in which, at each performance, alongside the famous Four Seasons, the stage will feature a soprano, tenor, oboe, and flute as soloists in an unmissable baroque first part.

Program A: Orchestra, Oboe, Tenor, and Solo Violin
Program B: Orchestra, Flute, Soprano, and Solo Violin

Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons is one of his most recognizable and beloved classical music compositions, and you likely already know parts of it by heart. Vivaldi, who was born in Venice, was a true virtuoso who is best known as a Baroque composer, but he was also an exceptional violin player and teacher. Not everyone knows, however, that he was also a Roman Catholic priest who composed most of his major works during a 30-year stretch when he worked at an orphanage in Venice.

The Four Seasons is a series of violin concertos that were revolutionary at the time they were composed — around 1716 or 1717 — for their innovative use of instruments to conjure up the sounds of nature. Hearing Vivaldi's Four Seasons in Venice is the best way to experience the vibrant vision that lives among the notes. You may never have imagined that a barking dog, a buzzing fly, a rushing creek, chirping birds, a violent storm, a crackling fire, and so many other sounds characteristic of the seasons could make themselves known through orchestra music.

Vivaldi's Four Seasons in Venice, performed by the professional musicians of I Musici Veneziani orchestra, is an exceptional tribute to one of the city's most talented sons. The Baroque majesty of these violin concertos transports all who hear it to a special place of beauty, where time stands still. The color and vibrancy of perfectly harmonized sounds join together to provide an unforgettable journey through the changing face of nature.

The four seasons in Venice with artists in period costumes

You may have heard Vivaldi's Four Seasons in Venice as the background music in a shop or in a hotel, because it is such a common and well-loved composition. But the real way you should hear this exquisite piece of Baroque classical music is to fully immerse yourself in an experience that makes you feel as if you have truly been transported back in time. The only way to really do this is to hear the concertos performed in a Baroque setting, with musicians dressed in authentic period costumes. And this is possible, when you attend Vivaldi's Four Seasons in Venice at the Scuola Grande di San Teodoro.

The artists of I Musici Veneziani orchestra perform the magic of Vivaldi while dressed in costumes designed from original specifications of the Baroque era. The costumes are designed and produced by the prestigious Atelier Nicolao in Venice, where sumptuous fabrics and intricate details come together in garments that bring back the prosperity and aristocratic atmosphere of La Serenissima, the Venetian Republic.

Vivaldi's Four Seasons in Venice at the Scuola Grande di San Teodoro is a classical music concert you will carry with you long after the notes have ended. The performance will transport you back to a time centuries ago, when classical music was a complex and beautiful way to express not only sounds but also emotions, thoughts, ideas, and dreams. When you hear I Musici Veneziani take up their instruments to give full voice to Vivaldi's vision, you'll understand why it has delighted centuries of listeners around the world.

Cast

Concert Season 2026

PROGRAM A: Orchestra, Oboe, Tenor, and Solo Violin

JANUARY 2026: 31 h. 20:30
FEBRUARY 2026: 7 - 12 - 14 - 16 - 17 - 21 - 28 h. 20:30
MARCH 2026: 3 - 7 - 10 - 14 - 17 - 21 - 24 - 28 - 31 h. 20:30
APRIL 2026: 2 - 4 - 7 - 9 - 11 - 14 - 16 - 18 - 21 - 23 - 25 - 28 - 30 h. 20:30
MAY 2026: 2 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 12 - 14 - 16 - 19 - 21 - 23 - 26 - 28 - 30 h. 20:30
JUNE 2026: 2 - 4 - 6 - 9 - 11 - 13 - 16 - 18 - 20 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 30 h. 20:30
JULY 2026: 2 - 4 - 7 - 9 - 11 - 14 - 16 - 18 - 21 - 23 - 25 - 28 - 30 h. 20:30
AUGUST 2026: 1 - 4 - 6 - 8 - 11 - 13 - 15 - 18 - 20 - 22 - 25 - 27 - 29 h. 20:30
SEPTEMBER 2026: 1 - 3 - 5 - 8 - 10 - 12 - 15 - 17 - 19 - 22 - 24 - 26 - 29 h. 20:30
OCTOBER 2026: 1 - 3 - 6 - 8 - 10 - 13 - 15 - 17 - 20 - 22 - 24 - 27 - 29 - 31 h. 20:30
NOVEMBER 2026: 3 - 7 - 10 - 14 - 17 - 21 - 24 - 28 h. 20:30
DECEMBER 2026: 5 - 12 - 19 - 26 - 28 - 30 h. 20:30
JANUARY 2027: 2 - 23 - 30 h. 20:30

I Musici Veneziani in the famous and exciting “The Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi: four violin concertos with strings that portray scenes of nature in music, each one inspired by a different season of the year. The program is enriched by an opening selection of early arias by Vivaldi for Tenor and baroque music concertos for oboe and strings.

First part
J. OFFENBACH
Barcarola per Orchestra
A.VIVALDI “Il Giustino”
"Vedrò con mio diletto” per Tenore
A.VIVALDI - “L’incoronazione di Dario”
“Col furor ch'in petto io serbo” per Tenore

A.VIVALDI

Concerto in Sol Maggiore RV 151 “Alla Rustica”

Presto – Adagio – Allegro

A.MARCELLO dal Concerto in Re minore per Oboe

Adagio
A.VIVALDI - “Il Tigrane”
"Care pupille" per Tenore

A.VIVALDI - “La costanza trionfante degli amori e degl’odi”

“Non sempre folgora” per Tenore

Second part

A. Vivaldi “Le Quattro Stagioni”
“La Primavera” Op.8 n.1 in Mi maggiore

Allegro – Largo – Allegro
“L’Estate” Op.8 n.2 in Sol minore
Allegro non molto – Adagio presto – Presto
“L’Autunno” Op.8 n.3 in Fa maggiore
Allegro – Adagio – Allegro
“L’Inverno” Op.8 n.4 in Fa minore
Allegro – Largo – Allegro

The programm is subject to change!

PROGRAM B: Orchestra, Flute, Soprano, and Solo Violin

FEBRUARY 2026: 1 - 8 - 13 - 15 - 18 - 22 - 25 h. 20:30
MARCH 2026: 1 - 4 - 6 - 8 - 11 - 13 - 15 - 18 - 20 - 22 - 25 - 27 - 29 h. 20:30
APRIL 2026: 1 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 8 - 10 - 12 - 15 - 17 - 19 - 22 - 24 - 26 - 29 h. 20:30
MAY 2026: 1 - 3 - 6 - 8 - 10 - 13 - 15 - 17 - 20 - 22 - 24 - 27 - 29 - 31 h. 20:30
JUNE 2026: 3 - 5 - 7 - 10 - 12 - 14 - 17 - 19 - 21 - 24 - 26 - 28 h. 20:30
JULY 2026: 1 - 3 - 5 - 8 - 10 - 12 - 15 - 17 - 19 - 22 - 24 - 26 - 29 - 31 h. 20:30
AUGUST 2026: 2 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 12 - 14 - 16 - 19 - 21 - 23 - 26 - 28 - 30 h. 20:30
SEPTEMBER 2026: 2 - 4 - 6 - 9 - 11 - 13 - 16 - 18 - 20 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 30 h. 20:30
OCTOBER 2026: 2 - 4 - 7 - 9 - 11 - 14 - 16 - 18 - 21 - 23 - 25 - 28 - 30 h. 20:30
NOVEMBER 2026: 1 - 4 - 6 - 8 - 11 - 13 - 15 - 18 - 20 - 22 - 25 - 27 - 29 h. 20:30
DECEMBER 2026: 6 - 13 - 20 - 27 - 29 h. 20.30
JANUARY 2027: 3 - 24 - 31 h. 20:30

I Musici Veneziani in the famous and exciting “The Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi: four violin concertos with strings that portray scenes of nature in music, each one inspired by a different season of the year. The program is enriched by an opening selection of early arias by Vivaldi for Soprano and baroque music concertos for flute and strings.

First part
J.PACHELBEL
Canone
A.VIVALDI “Il Giustino”

“Sento in seno ch’in pioggia di lacrime” per Soprano
A.VIVALDI “Ercole sul Termodonte”
“Onde chiare che sussurrate” per Soprano
A.VIVALDI - “L’Olimpiade”
“Siam navi all’onde algenti” per Soprano

A.VIVALDI

Concerto in Sol Maggiore RV 151 “Alla Rustica”

Presto – Adagio – Allegro

J.S. BACH dalla Suite in Si minore per Archi e Flauto

Polonaise - Menuet – Badinerie
A.VIVALDI “Lungi dal vago volto”
“Mi stringerai si, si” per Soprano

Second part

A. Vivaldi “Le Quattro Stagioni”
“La Primavera” Op.8 n.1 in Mi maggiore

The programm is subject to change!

Concert Season 2025

J.PACHELBEL
Canon

A.VIVALDI "Il Giustino"
"Sento in seno ch’in pioggia di lacrime" for Soprano
A.VIVALDI "Ercole sul Termodonte"
"Onde chiare che sussurrate" for Soprano
G.F.HAENDEL "Rinaldo"
"Lascia ch’io pianga" for Soprano

A.VIVALDI "L’Olimpiade"
"Siam navi all’onde algenti" for Soprano

A.VIVALDI
The Four Seasons

"Spring" Op.8 No.1 in E major
"Summer" Op.8 No.2 in G minor
"Autumn" Op.8 No.3 in F major
"Winter" Op.8 No.4 in F minor

A. VIVALDI
Sinfonia in Sol maggiore RV 149
Allegro molto – Andante – Allegro

J. PACHELBEL
Canone

A. VIVALDI
Concerto per archi e cembalo in Sol minore F XI n°17
Allegro – Adagio – Allegro

A. VIVALDI
Le Quattro Stagioni

“La Primavera” Op.8 n.1 in Mi maggiore
Allegro – Largo – Allegro

“L’Estate” Op.8 n.2 in Sol minore
Allegro non molto – Adagio presto – Presto

“L’Autunno” Op.8 n.3 in Fa maggiore
Allegro – Adagio – Allegro

“L’Inverno” Op.8 n.4 in Fa minore
Allegro – Largo – Allegro

The programm is subject to change!