Rhythms of Nature - Vivaldi and Piazzolla - Empress Theatre

Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons Astor Piazzolla - Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Liana Bérubé, violin Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, with its depictions of unique weather patterns, natural phenomena, and characteristic energy. Its four violin concertos vividly represent the passing of the seasons, with extraordinarily precise musical effects, including bird calls, the zephyr winds, a lonely dog barking, flowing brooks, thunderstorms complete with hail, and of course, happy merriment, and the contentment of humanity at one with nature. We pair this masterpiece with a work by the master of the Tango - Astor Piazzolla, his Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. Tango and jazz are at the heart of this work, in a style that has come to be known as Nuevo Tango - and it pays cheeky homage to the Vivaldi original. This program will also be a tour de force for Liana - because she will perform 8 seasons, not four.