THE FOUR SEASONS & LARK ASCENDING BY CANDLELIGHT 2026

Alongside this, Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, composed on the eve of the First World War, offers a more reflective perspective. Inspired by George Meredith's poem, it captures a pastoral world on the brink of change, its soaring violin line suggesting a lark gliding high above the mechanised world below, "lost on his aerial rings / In light, and then the fancy sings. " Mozart appears twice in the programme: first in the fizzing Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, and later in his Flute Quartet in D, originally written for a wealthy amateur flautist.

The work places the flute firmly in the spotlight, from the bright, effortlessly tuneful opening to the slow movement, where it sings a long, expressive line over gently plucked strings, before a playful, quicksilver finale brings the piece to a close. Whether you're already in the know or completely new to classical music, this is a programme to be enjoyed by all.

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