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VIVALDI'S FOUR SEASONS BY CANDLELIGHT in Newcastle upon Tyne

Name: VIVALDI'S FOUR SEASONS BY CANDLELIGHT
Start: 2026-11-20
Location: Newcastle Cathedral

Fri, Nov 20, 2026
Newcastle Cathedral · Newcastle upon Tyne

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VIVALDI'S FOUR SEASONS BY CANDLELIGHT at Newcastle Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne, on 20 November 2026, 19:30, with London Concertante. Tickets from GBP 27.50.

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VIVALDI'S FOUR SEASONS BY CANDLELIGHT is a concert at Newcastle Cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne on 20 November 2026, 19:30. London Concertante performs a one-hour programme of two Baroque works. The evening opens with the overture from Handel's Messiah.

It ends with Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. Each of the four concertos depicts a different season, shaped by accompanying poems, possibly written by Vivaldi himself, and inspired by the seasonal landscapes of artist Marco Ricci. The music evokes birdsong, flies, harvest celebrations, drunken revellers, barking dogs, summer storms and winter ice.

Tickets start from GBP 27.50. London Concertante is a chamber ensemble founded in 1991 and led by artistic director and cellist Chris Grist.

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Duration: 2 hrs

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London Concertante

London Concertante is a chamber ensemble, performing classical chamber music repertoire, along with gypsy and Latin American music such as the tango compositions of Piazzolla.More

The ensemble is led by artist director and cellist Chris Grist. They perform about a hundred concerts each year.

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