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Vivaldi's Four Seasons by candlelight

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This experience is brought to you by Candlelight Concerts. This concert is not affiliated with the Fever Original Candlelight series.
Seats are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis within each band.

Handel – Overture to Messiah
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

This one-hour programme pairs two of the best-loved works of the Baroque era.

Opening the evening is the overture from Handel’s Messiah, whose stately opening and dramatic contrasts have made it one of the defining sounds of the festive season.

The concert culminates in Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, one of the most famous and instantly recognisable works in all classical music. Each concerto depicts a different season, shaped by accompanying poems – possibly written by Vivaldi himself – and inspired by the vivid seasonal landscapes of artist Marco Ricci. Across the four concertos, Vivaldi transforms the natural world into vivid musical scenes, evoking birdsong and buzzing flies, harvest celebrations, drunken revellers, barking dogs, summer storms and winter ice.

Whether you’re already in the know or completely new to classical music, this is a programme to be enjoyed by all.

About the venue

St Giles' Cathedral

St Giles' Cathedral is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in the Old Town of Edinburgh. The current building was begun in the 14th century and extended until the 16th century. It is closely as...