Event | Concerts and Performances Les Arts Florissants, with Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin
Date and Location
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When: Friday, November 21, 2025
08:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST
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Where: Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium & Whittall Pavilion
10 1st Street SE, Washington, DC 20540
Part of Concerts from the Library of Congress
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“..de Swarte’s solo playing …steals the show: pliant, expressive, wild and virtuosic.” (BBC Music Magazine)
Violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte leads the acclaimed French Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants in an exhilarating concert celebrating the 300th anniversary of Antonio Vivaldi’s Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons). Their partnership is creating a sensation this year, gathering kudos for dramatic, revelatory interpretations of Vivaldi’s now-classic concertos, paired with striking companion pieces by his predecessors: Monteverdi, Uccellini and Geminiani. This will be a not-to-be-missed performance of The Four Seasons as you have never heard them—inventive and daring, a rich tapestry of colors and textures. Expect dazzling artistry and impeccable technique from this starry group of longtime colleagues, an ensemble setting standards for period instrument performance since its founding by William Christie in 1979.
Pre-concert Conversation with the Artists
Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 pm
Tickets available Wed., September 3 at 10 a.m. ET.
Program
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Adoramus te, SV 289
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Concerto for strings and basso continuo in D minor, “Madrigalesco,” RV 129
MARCO UCCELLINI
Bergamasca
VIVALDI
Concerto in D minor, RV 813
VIVALDI
Concerto in E major, op. 8/1, RV 269 (“Spring”)
Concerto in G minor, op. 8/2, RV 315 (“Summer”)
Overture to La Fida Ninfa (“The Faithful Nymph”) in F major, FV 714
Concerto in F major, op. 8/3 RV 293 (“Autumn”)
Grave from Violin Concerto in Bb major, RV 370
Concerto in F minor, op. 8/4, RV 297 (“Winter”)