Generally speaking, the Baroque period is when the orchestra was born, opera kicked off in a big way and the concerto gave soloists the chance to properly show off. From the period's beginnings in the ...

Casual classical music listeners might think of it as a genre designed around string quartets and pianos. But the hardcore devotees among us know that the piano didn’t even exist when many of the best ...

Mexico had a vibrant musical scene during the Baroque era. Some composers were born in what was then known as “New Spain,” while others came from Europe and beyond to pursue their craft. You’ll hear ...

We know Braille as a system of writing for the blind, but it was created for music, too. Louis Braille was a musician as well as a scholar, and his system made it possible to read and write music by ...

Unbound' at KLPac presents a fresh interpretation of baroque music, combining dance, choral singing, digital projection and ...

What if they gave a Vivaldi-rich early music concert and avoided his ubiquitous classic The Four Seasons? It almost happened last week at the Lobero Theatre, when the remarkable Venice Baroque ...

Dramatic and ornamental – but with a distinctly Sarmatian flair – the baroque became a prominent style in Polish culture ...

L’Harmonie des saisons, an early-music ensemble based in Granby, Québec, has sold out all seven of its Burlington concerts since its music director, Eric Milnes, first brought the lively and highly ...

On Friday, 19 December 2025, the historic St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town will resonate with the enchanting sounds of Baroque music. Opera UCT, under the esteemed direction of Professor Jeremy ...