Vivaldi: "Summer" from The Four Seasons | Rachell Ellen Wong, violin

L'Estate (Summer)

Beneath the harsh season inflamed by the sun,
Man languishes, the flock languishes, and the pine tree burns;
The cuckoo unleashes its voice and, as soon as it is heard,
The turtle dove sings and the goldfinch too.

Sweet Zephyrus blows, but Boreas suddenly opens a dispute with his neighbor,
and the shepherd weeps, for he fears
a fierce storm looming – and his destiny;

The fear of lightning and fierce thunder
and the furious swarm of flies and blowflies
deprives his weary limbs of repose.

Oh alas! his fears are only too true.
The sky thunders, flares, and with hailstones
severs the heads of the proud grain crops.

Heifetz alumna and Avery Fisher Career Grant winner Rachell Ellen Wong - the first Baroque violinist ever to be so honored - returns to Staunton for a personal and powerful interpretation of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Rachell is joined by an all-star cast of #Heifetz2021 students, alums, and special guests in concert in First Presbyterian Church in Staunton, VA

Full program & Rachell's own performance notes at: https://heifetz.institute/FourSeasons...

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto No. 2 in G minor, RV 315, "Summer" (L'estate) from The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni)

00:27 I. Allegro
05:35 II. Adagio e piano - Presto e forte
07:37 III. Presto

Rachell Ellen Wong, violin

Orchestra:
Violin I: Yiu Ting Chik, Miray Ito, Kearston Gonzales
Violin II: Yip Wai Chow, Clayton Hancock, Henry Rogers
Viola: Andrew Gonzalez, Caleb Wong, Maeve Whelan
Cello: Yan Ho Cheng, George Wolfe-McGuire, Davis You
Bass: James Peterson, William Valencia
Archguitar: Peter Blanchette
Harpsichord: Andrew Rosenblum

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