PORTLAND – Composers have been depicting nature in music for centuries, but rarely with such inspired results as in Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons.” On March 4, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will present its second Lexus of Portland Sunday Classical concert of the season, featuring this beloved work, with conductor Markand Thakar and Concertmaster Charles Dimmick performing as violin soloist.

The program also includes Beethoven’s rousing Symphony No. 2.

Thakar first came to national attention in 1997, when he made his debut with the New York Philharmonic, stepping in for Leonard Slatkin on short notice and with no rehearsal. He returned to the podium that summer, opening the Philharmonic’s outdoor season with concerts in Central Park and the boroughs. He is music director of both the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and has been widely praised for his compelling programming.

Dimmick joined the PSO as a member of the violin section in 1999, and became Concertmaster of the orchestra in 2002. He began playing the violin at age 5, and his professional career began at age 16 with the Springfield (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra. He went on to become Associate Concertmaster of the Dayton Philharmonic while still pursuing his undergraduate degree at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. Besides his position with the PSO, Dimmick can be heard as Concertmaster of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and as a member of the Rhode Island Philharmonic.

The concert will begin at 2:30 p.m.Concertgoers are invited to enjoy a Concert Conversation with Maestro Thakar at 1:15 p.m. in the rehearsal hall.

Tickets, $15-$48, may be purchased through PortTix, 842-0800, or at the PortTix box office at 20 Myrtle St., between noon and 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.porttix.com.

For more information about PSO events, visit www.portlandsymphony.com.