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Nice: Handel’s complete trio sonatas

On December 11, the Ensemble Baroque de Nice (France) presents the complete set of George Frideric Handel’s Op. 2 Trio Sonatas at the Church of Saint-Martin-Saint-Augustin. Six sonatas offering a more intimate glimpse of Handel, far removed from the grand choral frescoes and operas! These chamber works reveal the composer’s gift for instrumental dialogue, contrapuntal […]

by Total Baroque 9 November 2026

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Schwetzingen (Germany): Handel’s “Agrippina” marks the winter festival’s 20th anniversary

For its 20th edition, from November 21, 2026 to January 29, 2027, the Winter in Schwetzingen festival places women at the heart of its programme. At the Rococo theatre of Schwetzingen Palace, near Heidelberg in south-western Germany, Handel’s Agrippina opens the festivities on November 21. Composed in Venice in 1709, the opera revealed the young […]

by Total Baroque 6 November 2026

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In New York, four airs by Jacquet de La Guerre performed again after three centuries

On November, 19, in New York, Sonnambula and mezzo-soprano Chloe Holgate will give the first known modern performance of four airs by Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665–1729) at Columbia University. Published in 1712, the pieces have no known recording from the intervening three centuries. This rediscovery will be followed by a recording and a […]

by Total Baroque 4 November 2026

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Bachfest Leipzig 2027: 300 years of the “St Matthew Passion”

From 10 to 20 June next summer, Bachfest Leipzig 2027 promises a wide range of experiences. Some 250 events will explore the theme of “Passion”, marking the 300th anniversary of the first performance of the St Matthew Passion in 1727. Among the events already announced are a participatory open-air performance and a 24-hour organ marathon […]

by Total Baroque 2 November 2026

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In Versailles, the CMBV recruits 60 amateur musicians to play Lully

In Versailles, the CMBV recruits 60 amateur musicians to play Lully To mark its 40th anniversary, the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles (Centre for Baroque Music at Versailles) is launching a “Concert des Amateurs” (“Amateur Musicians’ Concert”) and recruiting 60 experienced amateur instrumentalists. After several rehearsal weekends devoted to Lully’s operas, they will perform […]

by Total Baroque 28 October 2026

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From 6 November to 4 December: a month of BACH in Lausanne

From 6 November to 4 December 2026, the Lausanne Bach Festival will celebrate its 28th edition under the playfully questioning title “Do you like Bach…?”. Ten concerts will bring together some of today’s leading Baroque performers at several of Lausanne’s emblematic venues. Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre will open the festival at Saint-François […]

by Total Baroque 26 October 2026

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ECOS Festival (Spain): ten years, six heritage venues and centuries of early music

From 30 October to 21 November 2026, the ECOS International Early Music Festival celebrates its tenth edition in the heart of Sierra Espuña, in Spain’s Murcia region. Six concerts in six towns and as many heritage venues offer a journey from the Renaissance to the Baroque. The festival opens on 30 October in Aledo with […]

by Total Baroque 24 October 2026

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FestiVita! Brussels: applications for Première Early Music Competition open until 1 November

The Brussels early music festival FestiVita!, directed by Michel Keustermans, has opened applications for the fifth edition of its Première Early Music Competition, whose final will take place on 13 February 2027 at the Cercle Royal Gaulois in Brussels. Under the theme “Madrid and Spain”, this edition invites young ensembles performing on period instruments to […]

by Total Baroque 23 October 2026

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In Rocamadour (France), the heatwave pushes the festival into September

It is a major change for the Rocamadour Festival: after more than twenty years of summer editions, its 22nd festival will take place from 17 to 26 September 2027, leaving behind its traditional August slot. The decision is driven above all by the effects of climate change. Increasingly frequent heatwaves are making concerts difficult in […]

by Total Baroque 22 October 2026

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In Geneva, Les Impertinences go from Biber to Beyoncé

On 5 November at La Cité Bleue in Geneva, the young ensemble Les Impertinences presents Remix, a new creation in which seventeenth-century music moves freely alongside Mexican cumbia, Venezuelan joropo, metal, Beyoncé and Shakira. A way of setting Baroque music against the sounds that have personally shaped each of its eight performers. Under the musical […]

by Total Baroque 22 October 2026

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Montreal celebrates Bach in style for its 20th anniversary

From 4 November to 9 December 2026, the Montreal International Bach Festival celebrates its 20th edition with a particularly ambitious programme. Founded on the initiative of Alexandra Scheibler, the festival lasted only a few days in its early years but now attracts more than 17,000 festival-goers annually. For its anniversary edition, Montreal will welcome Sir […]

by Total Baroque 21 October 2026

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24–27 November: in Bruges and Ghent, early music looks to its future

What does early music stand for today, and how can it make its voice heard? From 24 to 27 November 2026, the European Early Music Network (REMA-EEMN) will bring together artists, programmers, researchers and educators in Bruges and Ghent for the third edition of its Early Music Summit. The theme of this year’s gathering is […]

by Total Baroque 17 October 2026