Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Manor House Music are taking Church of Christ the Cornerstone on Friday 11 December for a Candlelight concert, part of the Fever series that pairs classical repertoire with illuminated venues. The string quartet will play Vivaldi's The Four Seasons in full — all four movements — and La Follia.

The Four Seasons is widely seen as the finest example of the baroque tradition and the most popular of Vivaldi's 350 concertos. It's a set most of us recognise even if we've never sat through the whole thing in one go, and here it's played by a string quartet rather than a full orchestra. The Candlelight format is the hook: the music is staged under the glow of candlelight, which is the same setup Fever uses for their other concerts across the city.

The venue is the Church of Christ the Cornerstone at 300 Saxon Gate, MK9 2ES. Completed in 1991, it was Britain's first ecumenical city centre church, and its modern architecture and use of natural light make it a regular home for concerts, recitals and exhibitions. That's where you'll find the quartet on the night.

Tickets start from £20. The concert runs for 75 minutes, starting at 6:15pm; doors open 45 minutes before and close 5 minutes prior, so it's worth getting there a bit early. Seats are assigned first-come, first-served, late arrivals aren't permitted, and anyone under 16 needs to be accompanied by an adult.