You’ve probably heard Vivaldi’s “Spring” concerto (“La Primavera” in its original Italian) before. More than likely, you didn’t hear it on the radio or on Spotify or performed live, but you may have ...

I first experienced Vivaldi as a toddler at Yehudi Menuhin's festival in Gstaad, Switzerland, in 1975. One day I heard what I thought was birdsong coming from the stage. It was the opening solo of "La ...

Violinist Giles Apap (ah POP) and his ensemble, The Colors of Invention, get us in the mood for Spring with an interesting reading of the "Spring" Concerto by Vivaldi. They're in concert in Santa ...

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Vivaldi is on its fifth day of trying to navigate an issue that has taken down its online sync services, preventing information from being shared between machines. The problem surfaced on Dec. 6, but ...

Known as the "red priest" because of his hair color and his membership in the clergy, Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was the most original and influential Italian composer of his generation. He wrote ...