{"id":112592,"date":"2025-03-12T12:46:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T16:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=112592"},"modified":"2025-03-20T13:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:34:15","slug":"preview-les-arts-florissants-return-to-toronto-with-violinist-theotime-langlois-de-swart-to-celebrate-vivaldis-four-seasons-300","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2025\/03\/12\/preview-les-arts-florissants-return-to-toronto-with-violinist-theotime-langlois-de-swart-to-celebrate-vivaldis-four-seasons-300\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | Les Arts Florissants Return To Toronto With Violinist Th\u00e9otime Langlois de Swart To Celebrate Vivaldi\u2019s Four Seasons 300"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants with violinist Th\u00e9otime Langlois de Swarte (centre) (Photo courtesy of the artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

French Baroque specialists Les Arts Florissants will be celebrating the 300th anniversary of Vivaldi\u2019s Four Seasons with performance, marking the work\u2019s original publication in 1725. Violinist Th\u00e9otime Langlois de Swarte will join the ensemble for a Toronto concert on March 29.<\/p>\n

De Swarte is a fast rising violinist with a passion for Baroque repertoire. He\u2019s performed with ensembles in Europe and Australia, and on stages from Carnegie Hall to the Shanghai National Art Centre. A graduate of the Paris Conservatory, he became a regular member of Les Arts Florissants in 2014, while he was still a student.<\/p>\n

The Program<\/h3>\n

The full program is a rich mix of Italian Baroque, with an emphasis on Vivaldi;<\/p>\n

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  • Claudio Monteverdi: Adoramus te, SV 289 (transcription)<\/li>\n
  • Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto madrigalesco, for strings and basso continuo in D Minor, RV129<\/li>\n
  • Marco Uccellini: Bergamasca<\/li>\n
  • Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in D Minor, RV 813<\/li>\n
  • Francesco Geminiani: Concerto Grosso No. 12 in D Minor (\u201cLa Follia\u201d) (after Corelli)<\/li>\n
  • Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in E Major, op. 8, no. 1, \u201cSpring\u201d from The Four Seasons, RV 269<\/li>\n
  • Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in G Minor, op. 8, no. 2, \u201cSummer\u201d from The Four Seasons, RV 315<\/li>\n
  • Antonio Vivaldi: Overture to La fida ninfa, FV 714<\/li>\n
  • Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in F Major, op. 8, no. 3, \u201cAutumn\u201d from The Four Seasons, RV 293<\/li>\n
  • Antonio Vivaldi: Grave from Violin Concerto in B flat Major, RV 370<\/li>\n
  • Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in F Minor, op. 8, no. 4, Winter\u201d from The Four Seasons, RV 297<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Les Arts Florissants has been celebrating Baroque and other classical music for four decades. Currently the ensemble in residence at the Philharmonie de Paris and in the Vend\u00e9e, France, the ensemble was founded by conductor William Christie in 1979.<\/p>\n

    Its name comes from an opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, written in 1685 with the same title. With a chamber orchestra and small core of vocalists, Les Arts Florissants have become famous for their period operas, including a landmark performance of Lully\u2019s Atys in Paris \u2014 the first time the work had been performed since 1753. Specializing in rarely heard repertoire, Atys is just one of multiple works the ensemble has rediscovered and performed.<\/p>\n

    We spoke to violinist and concertmaster Augusta McKay Lodge<\/strong> (AML) about the ensemble, the music, and their Toronto appearance.<\/p>\n