Early Music/Baroque

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.

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.