Maestro Jules reveals: The Four Seasons

Dizzying runs, a tender, floating violin melody, pounding rhythms. But what am I actually hearing? How did Vivaldi achieve this? Maestro and ‘stand-up’ conductor Jules van Hessen is your guide in the sometimes inscrutable world of classical music. Conducting and narrating, from the podium and among the orchestra members, Maestro Jules delves into the enchanting music of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. He makes the music appealing and understandable for everyone!

First, he unravels the secrets of this 300-year-old masterpiece with violinist Noa Wildschut, supported by film projections. During Jules’ narration, the orchestra plays crucial fragments, special solos, and exciting transitions. The cheerful beginning of these four famous violin concertos is well-known to many. But what is the story behind this music? How do you convey searing summer heat? How do you make a violin chatter? And what was Vivaldi doing in an orphanage for girls…? After the intermission, the entire piece is performed, the visuals return, and you experience the music with new ears!

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