Early Music/Baroque

Steven Winn - February 8, 2016

The orchestra welcomed fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout as soloist in an all-Mozart program.

Niels Swinkels - February 3, 2016

The greats and not-so-greats of 17th-century Vienna get a hearing thanks to the Quicksilver ensemble.

Niels Swinkels - January 27, 2016

American Bach Soloists revisited two of the three Bach Cantatas from their inaugural concert for the opening of their 27th season.

Niels Swinkels - December 22, 2015

The early music ensemble performed festive pieces from the Italian baroque at St. Mark’s Lutheran in San Francisco.

Joe Cadagin - November 23, 2015

The early music ensemble performed “songs, dances, and fancies” with flair at Palo Alto’s First Presbyterian Church.

Monica Hunter-Hart - May 8, 2015

The group’s May 1 concert consisted of symphonies and "party tricks."

Niels Swinkels - May 6, 2015

The early music group introduced a young cello soloist and played a sprightly reading of a Bach orchestral suite.

Niels Swinkels - May 6, 2015

William Christie’s vocal and instrumental Baroque ensemble brings the language of love to Cal Performances.

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.