Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Description

"Vivaldi" is the new exceptional recording of Vivaldi’s much-loved "Four Seasons" by the young Italian-Serbian-French violinist Luka Faulisi, who takes hold of the work with brilliant, youthful energy. In addition, Luka Faulisi has chosen three corresponding romantic pieces, placed between Vivaldi’s concertos to offer a change of perspective - the traditional Catalan "Cant des Ocels", Lili Boulanger’s "Nocturne" and Tchaikovsky’s "Autumn Song". For this album, Luka Faulisi collaborated with the excellent Polish baroque ensemble(oh !) Orkiestra, led by concertmaster and ensemble director Martyna Pastuzka, presenting a highly personal interpretation of Vivaldi’s pioneering masterpiece. The combination of Faulisi’s romantic sound, shaped in the French impressionist repertoire, and the ensemble’s energetic and vigorous interpretation allows this well-known work to shine in a new light. Luka Faulisi has been described by the great Pinchas Zukerman as a violinist "with a million-dollar sound". He has risen rapidly since signing with Sony Classical in 2022, at the age of 20, after studying at the Maastricht Conservatory with Boris Belkin. He recently received a full scholarship from the Royal Academy of Music in London to follow the advanced performance diploma course with Robin Wilson.