BBC Proms 2013 - Nigel Kennedy : Vivaldi - The Four Seasons

Prom 34: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons , , Royal Albert Hall Hail, ice, thunder, rain … and the bark of a dog on a sunny afternoon. Iconoclastic violinist Nigel Kennedy plays Vivaldi’s endlessly fascinating set of concertos, The Four Seasons, in a Late Night Prom with players from Palestine and Poland. Programme Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons (65 mins) Performers Nigel Kennedy violin Palestine Strings Proms debut artist Members of the Orchestra of Life Proms debut artist About this event Following his two Proms appearances in 2008 and his more recent one in 2011 to play solo violin works by J. S. Bach, Nigel Kennedy returns with Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – with the Palestine Strings from the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music as well as members of his own Orchestra of Life. Revisiting a work he recorded to great acclaim nearly 25 years ago, he brings fresh insights to these visionary concertos, including the addition of his own improvise