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Froville Competition 2026: Bridget Esler (Canada) wins two prizes

The 26-year-old Canadian soprano Bridget Esler has won First Prize (€4,000) at the 15th Froville International Baroque Singing Competition, as well as the Audience Prize (€500). Swedish soprano Josefine Mindus took Second Prize, whilst Italian countertenor Andrea Gavagnin came third. French mezzo-soprano Celeste Ingrand received the Prix du Domaine départemental du château de Lunéville – […]

by Total Baroque 21 September 2026

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In Berlin, Mongolian traditional music meets medieval European music

At Berlin’s Humboldt Forum, from 13 to 15 November 2026, Dschingis Lab, the eighth instalment in the Musical Belongings concert series, will bring together the musical traditions of multi-ethnic Mongolia in the 13th and 14th centuries with European music from the Middle Ages to the dawn of the Renaissance. European period instruments will enter into […]

by Total Baroque 21 September 2026

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A Renaissance music tour across twelve locations in Romania

From 17 to 28 September, as part of the Iter Musicum Europae – Romanian Tour 2026, five early-music specialists from Romania and Hungary will perform in twelve locations and historic venues across Romania. The programme features European music from the 16th and 17th centuries, played on period instruments including lute, viola da gamba, recorder, virginal […]

by Total Baroque 20 September 2026

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Jupiter 2026–2027: from Dowland to Baroque heroines

For its 2026–2027 season, Jupiter continues to favour programmes conceived as narratives, moving between early music and more unexpected paths. Led by Thomas Dunford, the ensemble will mark the 400th anniversary of John Dowland’s death, return to Amazone with Lea Desandre and unveil Manifest, a new programme devoted to some of the great female figures […]

by Total Baroque 19 September 2026

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Les Boréades in Montreal: a 30th season

Les Boréades de Montréal are celebrating their 30th season with a 2026–2027 programme built around four main events. Founded by flautist Francis Colpron, the Quebec ensemble has long championed performance on period instruments, with a theatrical and expressive approach, while also forging links with other disciplines and, more recently, with contemporary creation. The season opens […]

by Total Baroque 18 September 2026

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At La Cité de la Voix in Vézelay, applications open for the 2027 residencies

La Cité de la Voix has opened applications for its 2027 “Young Ensembles” summer residencies. Applications must be submitted by 11 October 2026. Each summer, the scheme gives young professional ensembles the opportunity to combine an artistic residency with concerts and professional development support, while gaining valuable exposure to audiences. The selected ensembles perform notably […]

by Total Baroque 17 September 2026

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Centre de musique baroque de Versailles: the 40th-anniversary season

As it approaches its 40th anniversary in 2027, the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles opens a season that encapsulates what has made its model unique since 1987: bringing together research, publishing, training, artistic production and cultural outreach to keep the French repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries alive. More than a commemoration, the […]

by Total Baroque 16 September 2026

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At the Louvre (France), five centuries of music in Zurbarán’s light and shadow

To coincide with the major retrospective Zurbarán 1598–1664, running from 7 October 2026 to 25 January 2027, the Louvre is also bringing the sounds of Spain to its Auditorium Michel Laclotte. The Siècles d’or et d’ombre (Ages of Gold and Shadow) series comprises five concerts conceived as musical extensions of the exhibition, spanning the Spanish […]

by Total Baroque 15 September 2026

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The 2026 Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik ‘early music’ nominees

The Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (German Record Critics’ Award) has just published its annual 2026 Longlist. Of the 119 recordings selected across all genres, 17 fall within early music, Baroque and eighteenth-century repertoire – exactly one in seven. Bach has a particularly strong presence: Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion’s St John Passion, with Julian Prégardien, appears […]

by Total Baroque 14 September 2026

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In Paris, Chloé Sévère lets the harpsichord run wild

A harpsichord treated like an animal to be tamed, a harpsichordist turned actress and a recital that gradually becomes a one-woman show: in Le Clavecin à l’état sauvage (The Harpsichord in the Wild), Chloé Sévère looks back with humour on discovering the instrument at the age of 11 — and sets out to challenge the […]

by Total Baroque 12 September 2026

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Tours (France): ten autumns to the rhythm of Baroque

From 2 to 11 October 2026, the Concerts d’automne de Tours (France) celebrate their tenth edition. Founded in 2016 under the artistic direction of Alessandro Di Profio, with Natalie Dessay as patron, the festival has established itself over the past decade as one of Centre-Val de Loire’s leading musical events, welcoming more than 1,700 artists, […]

by Total Baroque 11 September 2026

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Ambronay 2026: three weekends under the banner of ‘Baroque Latitudes’

From 11 to 27 September, the Ambronay Festival unfolds its 47th edition over three weekends under the banner of ‘Baroque Latitudes’. From William Christie to Jordi Savall, Leonardo García-Alarcón to Amandine Beyer, the abbey will welcome leading figures, young ensembles and repertoire from across Europe. This edition continues what makes Ambronay distinctive: bringing major figures […]

by Total Baroque 10 September 2026