Four Seasons

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  Luxury hotel and resort company

• Full Name

  Four Seasons Hotels Limited, trading as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

• Headquarters

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Business Model

  Operates hotels on behalf of real estate developers and investors

• Countries of Operation

  47

• Number of Hotels and Resorts

  More than 120

• Majority Owner (as of Jan 2022)

  Kingdom Holding Company (Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal)

• Number of Residential Properties

  More than 50

• Founding Year (First Hotel Opened)

  1961

• Ownership Stake (Cascade Investment, as of Jan 2022)

  71.25%

• Ownership Stake (Kingdom Holding Company, as of Jan 2022)

  23.75%

Timeline

• Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts opened its first hotel. (Source: LinkedIn)

  1961

• Bill Gates (through Cascade Investment) and Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal (through Kingdom Holding Company) became majority owners of the company. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2007

• Cascade Investment (Bill Gates) held 71.25% ownership and Kingdom Holding Company (Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal) held 23.75% ownership of Four Seasons. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2022-01

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Four Seasons Hotels Limited, trading as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, is a Canadian luxury hotel and resort company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Four Seasons currently operates more than 100 hotels and resorts worldwide. Since 2007, Bill Gates (through Cascade Investment) and Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal (through Kingdom Holding Company) have been majority owners of the company. As of January 2022, Gates-controlled Cascade Investment owns 71.25% and Alwaleed-controlled Kingdom Holding Company owns 23.75% of Four Seasons.

Web Search Results

• The Four Seasons (Vivaldi) - Wikipedia

  "For Seasons" is a recomposition of Vivaldi's concertos using algorithms to portray climate change from 1725 to 2019. Recomposed by the creative studio Kling Klang Klong, arranged by Simone Candotto and performed in November 2019 by the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, under the direction of Alan Gilbert "Alan Gilbert (conductor)"). Portrait of a Lady on Fire used La Serenissima "La Serenissima (musical ensemble)")'s Four Seasons as part of their film soundtrack. [...] "The [Uncertain] Four Seasons" is a reworking of Vivaldi's original, by both human composers and AI algorithms based on climate predictions for the year 2050. Each performance is modified to fit the climatic predictions for the location of performance. The project includes a multi-orchestra, streamed event planned for November 1, 2021, in connection with the United Nations Climate Change conference held in Glasgow, Scotland. It was inspired by the 2019 performance, "For Seasons." [...] There is some debate as to whether the four concerti were written to accompany four sonnets or vice versa. Though it is not known who wrote the accompanying sonnets, the theory that Vivaldi wrote them is supported by the fact that each sonnet is broken into three sections, each neatly corresponding to a movement in the concerto. Regardless of the sonnets' authorship, The Four Seasons can be classified as program music, instrumental music intended to evoke something extra-musical, and an art

• Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts - LinkedIn

  Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts opened its first hotel in 1961, and since that time has been dedicated to perfecting the travel experience through continual innovation and the highest standards of hospitality. Currently operating more than 120 hotels and resorts, and more than 50 residential properties in major city centers and resort destinations in 47 countries, and with more than 50 projects under planning or development, Four Seasons consistently ranks among the world's best hotels and most [...] Hotels and Resorts (1mo): At Four Seasons destinations across Hawaii, we’re cultivating careers as vibrant as the islands themselves. With five dynamic resorts surrounded by breathtaking beauty and rich culture, Four Seasons offers opportunities for passionate professionals to grow and thrive. Whether beginning in entry-level positions or stepping into leadership roles, our team members are bringing the authentic aloha spirit to life every day. Embark on a career like no other: [Likes: 815, [...] prestigious brands in reader polls, traveler reviews and industry awards. To learn more about our career opportunities, visit fourseasons.com/careers. For more information and reservations, visit fourseasons.com. For the latest news, visit press.fourseasons.com and follow @FourSeasonsPR on Twitter.

• Four Seasons Hotels: Reviews, Guides, and News - The Points Guy

  Skip to content Go to Home Page Four Seasons Travel + Leisure, Fortune and Conde Nast Traveler consistently rate this hotel chain amongst the top luxury hospitality brands worldwide. Bill Gates is a majority owner in this Toronto-based company, which has 112 luxury properties in nearly four dozen countries. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts doesn’t own any of its properties; instead, it operates the hotels on behalf of real estate developers and investors.

• Vivaldi Four Seasons: complete, original version. Voices of Music ...

  Of all of Vivaldi’s concertos, the Four Seasons are the most widely performed of his works today. Vivaldi managed to change the course of music history by writing these four concertos; composers had set the seasons, the hours, the months and many other programs of music in the 17th century, but no one had written a set like the Four Seasons. Vivaldi did not just create a new kind of musical program, he refined the way in which all of the elements of the program work with the music, and he spun [...] Spring: Allegro - 0:00 Largo - 3:32 Allegro - 6:13 Summer: Allegro non molto - 10:09 Adagio - 15:31 Presto - 17:46 Autumn: Allegro - 20:42 Adagio molto - 26:14 Allegro - 28:25 Winter: Allegro non molto - 31:56 Largo - 35:29 Allegro - 37:25 Credits 40:44 #Vivaldi #FourSeasons [...] ### Description 5863251 views Posted: 9 Nov 2021 Vivaldi's Four Seasons, performed on original instruments by the award winning Early Music Ensemble Voices of Music. Cynthia Miller Freivogel, Carla Moore & Alana Youssefian, soloists. Voices of Music Hanneke van Proosdij & David Tayler , directors

• THE STORY BEHIND: Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons"

  The Story: In 1725, Antonio Vivaldi published a collection of 12 concertos under the collective title, Il Cimento dell’ Armonia e dell’ Inventione (“The Contest between Harmony and Invention”). The first four of these were Le Quattro Stagioni, or The Four Seasons. Vivaldi, a priest, was also a famous violinist of the time and boasted the title maestro di concerto of the Pio Ospidale della Pietà, a distinguished school of music, and maestro in Italia of the Austrian Count von Morzin (cousin to [...] Instrumental music as literally programmatic as The Four Seasons was rare in the 18th century. These four violin concertos are based on a set of Italian sonnets, possibly written by Vivaldi himself. In the score, the composer indicates exactly which line or phrase of the poem is being illustrated. In general, the full orchestra reflects general text, while the solo violin illustrates pictorial detail. Here is a summary of The Four Seasons: [...] Title: The Four Seasons, op.8 Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Last time performed by the Rhode Island Philharmonic: Last performed November 15, 2014 with Larry Rachleff conducting and soloist Jennifer Koh. In addition to a solo violin, this piece is scored for strings.