Some music becomes part of the air we breathe. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is one of those works: instantly recognizable, full of birdsong, storms, harvest dances, icy winds, and the turning of the year.

In Four Seasons Recomposed, Max Richter returns to that familiar landscape and listens from the inside. Some moments remain close to Vivaldi. Others shift, pulse, and glow with Richter’s own sound. Rather than replacing the original, Richter steps into the music, weaving his cinematic, post-minimalist voice into a world listeners already know and love. The result feels faithful, personal, and freshly alive.

Auburn Symphony Concertmaster Emilie Choi brings both fire and sensitivity to the solo violin part, guiding listeners through music that moves between memory and reinvention.

Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony offers a different kind of brilliance. His final symphony stands at the height of his mature style, combining elegance, grandeur, wit, and astonishing structure. Its nickname, Jupiter, came later, inspired by the music’s noble scale and power. The finale brings everything to a dazzling close, building toward a five-voice fugue that shows Mozart at his most brilliant.

With Richter’s fresh perspective on Vivaldi and Mozart’s final symphonic masterpiece, Eternal Seasons begins the season with music that feels timeless, alive, and full of motion.

Program

Max RICHTER – The Four Seasons Recomposed
Wolfgang MOZART – “Jupiter” Symphony No. 41, K. 551

Guest Artist

Emilie Choi, violin