Gulliver’s Travels & Vivaldi's Four Seasons

⭐ Step inside St Patrick's Cathedral as Gulliver’s Travels & Vivaldi's Four Seasons turns Swift’s imagined worlds, Dublin history, and storm-lit strings into one musical journey.

Highlights
🎻 A classical concert pairing Swift’s satire with vivid Baroque storytelling
🎤 Two violin soloists weave through Bach’s concerto with expressive balance
📖 Telemann’s Gulliver Suite turns fantastical lands into musical scenes
🌦️ Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons closes with Swift’s texts and elemental drama

General Info
📅 Date & Time: select your date & time directly in the ticket selector
📍 Location: St Patrick's Cathedral, Saint Patrick's Close, Dublin
🌐 Language: English
🎵 Genre: classical music
❗ Important: this concert is brought to you by Candlelight Concerts and is not affiliated with the Fever Original Candlelight series
📝 Please note: seats are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis within each band

Program or Repertoire
Handel: Messiah Overture
Telemann: Gulliver Suite
Bach: Concerto for Two Violins
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, presented with texts by Jonathan Swift

Description
Inside St Patrick's Cathedral, the Dublin Swift Festival marks 300 years of Gulliver’s Travels through a singular meeting of literature and music. Handel opens with the Messiah overture before Telemann carries Swift into Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and beyond.

Bach’s violins entwine, then Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons brings Swift’s texts through birdsong, harvest, storms, frost, and winter ice, leaving a lasting memory of satire and sound. Get your tickets now for the Gulliver’s Travels & Vivaldi's Four Seasons in Dublin!