Early Music/Baroque

Niels Swinkels - April 28, 2015

The California Bach Society’s "An Italian Lineage" explored an intriguing mix of composers from the 16th, 17th, and 20th centuries.

Steve Osborn - March 30, 2015

Gil Shaham may play the violin at superhuman speeds, but his performance of Bach's complete sonatas and partitas lost a lot in translation.

Zoe Madonna - March 26, 2015

The early music vocal ensemble ran through some of the greatest hits written for royalty.

Niels Swinkels - March 24, 2015

The camaraderie of the Early Music ensemble creates an intimacy that makes each performance a joy to watch.

Steven Winn - March 16, 2015

It takes an orchestra as good as Philharmonia Baroque and a soloist like Rachel Podger to showcase Vivaldi’s protean imagination.

Anna Carol Dudley - February 25, 2015

The surprisingly grateful combination of voice and early brass instruments was the focus of a delicious concert of early 17th-century music.

Niels Swinkels - February 24, 2015

Jordi Savall continues his magical odyssey through the musical world of historical Istanbul.

Anna Carol Dudley - February 17, 2015

Three great musicians played familiar and unfamiliar works to great effect on Saturday.

Niels Swinkels - February 10, 2015

Bach's musical cousins got a highly satisfactory hearing from the historical performance specialists.

Niels Swinkels - December 9, 2014

With all due respect to the fine orchestra and lauded guest soloists, it was the voices of the Philharmonia Baroque Chorale that made their “Joyous Christmas” concert an evening to remember.