ELEPHANT IN THE CONCERT ROOM - Vivaldi / Poulenc - U/3

Birds sing, then startle at the approaching storm, then the sounds of divertissement can be heard in the village: Vivaldi's Violin Concerto, Spring, contains some of the most beloved melodies in music history, this time played by solo violinist Jin Xi in our matinee concert. First published in French almost a century ago, in 1931, The story of Babar, the little elephant is a tale of an orphaned elephant who, thrown into modern Paris, learns the rules of civilised behaviour and returns to his own to become their king.  more