Antonio Vivaldi

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was a Venetian composer in the baroque era.

Vivaldi was born on 4th March 1678 in the Republic of Venice, today part of Italy; his father was Giovanni Battista, a baker before becoming a professional violinist, who taught his son to play violin. They subsequently toured Venice playing violin together. Vivaldi suffered from what was called "chest tightening" which might have been asthma; this did not, however, prevent him from learning to play the violin <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Antonio+Vivaldi">Read more on Last.fm</a>