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Though she came from a family of distinguished music teachers, performing is the first love of Seattle Symphony Principal Second Violin Elisa Barston. She'll do plenty of performing in December and January when she solos with the SSO in the demanding Four Seasons Violin Concertos. She'll present versions by both Vivaldi and the Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla. On our Seattle Symphony Podcast, Elisa speaks with KING FM's Dave Beck about her upcoming first ever public performances of the complete Vivaldi Four Seasons and about the underappreciated role of the second violin section of the symphony orchestra.