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Pictures of the Week

Tunis, Bruges, Reims, Venice, Valenciennes, Tokyo

From Bruges to Tokyo, via Tunis, Reims, Venice and Valenciennes, early music has brought places, eras and imaginations into dialogue. This week, Mary of Burgundy meets Dido and Aeneas, the great organ of Reims finds its voice again, Vivaldi resounds at the Fondazione Cini, while Lucile Richardot, Jean-Luc Ho and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien take the Baroque on its travels.

by Total Baroque 21 May 2026

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France, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, the Netherlands

From Paris to Hamburg, from Basel to Barcelona, early music is reinventing itself through hip-hop, Renaissance dance, great Baroque passions and Italian violin-making. A look back at some of the concerts and new creations that brought centuries, styles and European stages into dialogue this week.

by Total Baroque 14 May 2026

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London, Brihuega, Mechelen, Milan, Dhaka, Venice

From London to Dhaka, from Brihuega to Venice, a non-exhaustive look back at a week in early and Baroque music in Europe and beyond, between major stages and more unexpected paths.

by Total Baroque 7 May 2026

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Hanoi, Vienna, Tallinn, Paris, Hamburg

‘French masterpieces’, Bach father and son, not to mention Scarlatti and Spain’s ‘Siglo de Oro’: this week’s images take you from Paris to Hanoi, from Tallinn to Hamburg, via Vienna and Ávila, through works that, whilst contrasting, move us all in unison.

by Total Baroque 30 April 2026

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Madrid, Greenwich, Arnstadt, Carona, Strasbourg

A brief, non-exhaustive snapshot of this week’s musical highlights across Europe: Scarlatti with Los Elementos in Madrid, a forthcoming Dido and Aeneas beneath the hull of the Cutty Sark in Greenwich, Bach cantatas in Thuringia, and in Strasbourg, Doulce Mémoire’s Cri du tournebout.

by Total Baroque 23 April 2026

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Baroque opera in Berlin, Chicago, Vienna, Zurich, and Bach in Budapest

From “Belshazzar” in Berlin to a rare “Semele” by Hasse in Chicago, from “Scylla et Glaucus” in Zurich to “Alessandro nell’Indie” in Vienna, and on to a Bach trilogy in Budapest, these recent productions bring together seldom-performed works, striking stage interpretations and several key landmarks of the repertoire.

by Total Baroque 16 April 2026

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From London to Porto, from Namur to Kraków: Bach, alongside Handel and Buxtehude, heralds the arrival of spring

From London to Kraków, via Versailles, Aix-en-Provence, Rotterdam, Namur and Porto, Europe’s leading stages resound with Bach and his contemporaries. Passions, oratorios and sacred masterpieces chart a musical journey through spring, where living traditions meet fresh interpretations.

by Total Baroque 9 April 2026

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Bach’s Passions, a highlight of the European concert season

In Amsterdam, each week of Easter opens with a performance of one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Passions, following a long-established tradition. Beyond the Netherlands, and across Europe, the Easter fortnight offers countless opportunities to hear the great sacred works of the Leipzig Cantor. A brief selection, inevitably incomplete.

by Total Baroque 2 April 2026

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Amsterdam, Zurich, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Naples and Magdeburg

From Amsterdam to Naples, via Zurich, Leipzig, Stuttgart and Magdeburg, the European Baroque scene celebrates its leading figures and emerging talents. From the rediscovery of composers such as Barbara Strozzi to major festivals devoted to Bach or Telemann, and notable interpretations of Handel.

by Total Baroque 26 March 2026

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Lausanne, Bordeaux, Prague, Montreal

From Lausanne to Montreal, via Bordeaux and Prague, early music has taken many forms in recent days: Handel’s “Orlando” on the operatic stage, the “Leçons des Ténèbres” in the half-light of a church, Telemann in an intimate salon concert, and a programme devoted to Baroque women composers.

by Total Baroque 19 March 2026

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Vienna, Adelaide, Karlsruhe, Bruges, Strasbourg and Bremen

From Vienna to Adelaide, from Bruges to Bremen, the baroque scene has offered a rich mosaic of events in recent days: the ensemble Pygmalion in Australia, the Farinelli gala in Karlsruhe, Gassmann’s L’Opera seria in Vienna… A pictorial look back at the highlights of the week.

by Total Baroque 12 March 2026

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Women musicians on stage in France, California, Switzerland and the Netherlands

From Royaumont to San Francisco, from Reims to the Netherlands, these women musicians are redrawing the map of Baroque and traditional music. Between rare repertories, creative projects and dazzling virtuosity, they assert distinctive voices on stage — from the lute to spirituals, from “La Follia” to the songs of Latin America.

by Total Baroque 5 March 2026