Valentines Vivaldi by Candlelight at St Ann's Church

A Candlelight concert of works by Antonio Vivaldi, the Italian Baroque composer, given at Saint Ann's Church in Manchester with a Valentine's theme.

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) was an Italian composer of the Baroque period, born in Venice, where he was a violin virtuoso and taught music to girls at the Ospedale della Pietà, a Venetian institution for orphans. His best-known work is The Four Seasons, the first four violin concertos of his 1725 collection Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione, which depict spring, summer, autumn and winter.

This Candlelight concert presents Vivaldi's music, performed by musicians rather than by the composer, and is framed by a Valentine's theme. It suits listeners who want the Baroque repertoire in a candlelit concert format.

Saint Ann's Church stands on St Ann Street in Manchester and is a church and place of worship.