period instruments

A new recording of two of Mozart’s most popular piano concertos is a reminder of the remarkable dynamism of Mozart’s gift for improvisation. It's the culmination of a 30-year project to record Mozart’s complete works in historically informed performances that showcase pianist, Mozart scholar and Harvard University professor emeritus Robert Levin’s improvised cadenzas.

“I think of her as the Beyoncé of the Baroque.”That’s Early Interval soprano Elizabeth McConnaughey’s take on Barbara Strozzi, a woman who, centuries ago,…

Last Friday afternoon, Classical 101 really did go for Baroque.Our crew went to Capital University’s Mees Auditorium for a rehearsal of acclaimed ensemble…

Jeannette Sorrell, founder and artistic director of the Cleveland-based period-instrument orchestra Apollo's Fire, is one of the world's foremost…

The award-winning, Montreal-based early music ensemble Infusion Baroque performed live in the Classical 101 studio this morning, and we captured the…

It’s one thing to give elegant, award-winning performances of music composed by Baroque-era composers who were, as my Kentucky grandmother used to say, no…

A rare fortepiano from the age of Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Schumann returns to its Worthington home Saturday with a five-figure makeover and…