Listen to Classical MPR's Artist-in-Residence Chad Hoopes perform Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, "La primavera", better known as Vivaldi's "Spring."
This recording, from July 2010, features Hoopes (then 16 years of age) playing with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, conducted by Alondra de la Parra.
Each of the three movements from Vivaldi's violin concerto for Spring are represented, (Allegro, Largo, Allegro Pastorale) and will be available for one week.
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