German-born British composer and pianist, Richter is a musician used to challenges. The most recent of which was to recompose Antonio Vivaldi's hugely popular "Four Seasons", in collaboration with German label Deutsche Grammophon: A very personal retreatment that allows the listener to recognize the original piece but at the same time, enjoy it in a completely new and surprising light, transporting you to an unknown sonic territory. On this occasion Richter will be accompanied by instrumental group bcn216 (resident of L'Auditori de Barcelona) to bring at Teatre CCCB his subtle and individual re-adaptation of Vivaldi’s creation ‘live’. He has reconfigured the body of work by removing a number of notes, reorganizing certain passages and adding seductive electronic arrangements.

Brilliant have licensed from a range of companies, some no longer with us, others very much so, an assortment of Vivaldi concerto discs recorded over a period of almost 20 years. Standards are high, with consistently good sound and a conspectus of playing styles. Only the bassoon concerto disc uses modern instruments but we get a fascinating picture of how the various groups feel their original instruments should be used, from the radical rethinking of Il Giardino Armonico to the well-phrased performances of the English Concert and Musica ad Rhenum where very often the only way you can be sure these are original instruments derives from the fact that the pitch is about a semitone lower than we use today.