Even in the crowded field of period-instrument specialists, the Toronto-based Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra stands out for its clarity and verve. On Monday night at Ravinia’s Martin Theatre, the ...

The oboe is a double-reed instrument and member of the woodwind family. Oboes are usually made of wood, but there are also oboes made of synthetic materials. The oboe is commonly used in concert bands ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Music Review | Juilliard Baroque By Allan Kozinn The Juilliard School started its historical performance program in the fall and quickly established ...

The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra is a rather fancy, and somewhat misleading, name for an ensemble that has sent early-music fans into rapturous fits since its inception a decade ago. Although the ...

Heinz Holliger, internationally acclaimed oboist, finally came to Houston in a Da Camera program that was charming, challenging but ultimately curious. His program at the Menil Collection reflected ...

Tafelmusik: Viva L'Italia At Trinity-St. Paul's Centre in Toronto on Thursday The power of music to refresh, enliven and entertain was never more in evidence than on Thursday night at Tafelmusik's ...

AT A recent BBC Proms concert, a French choir and orchestra named Pygmalion performed Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, a baroque masterpiece. The audience can be forgiven for not being ...

When Daniel Deitch was growing up in Los Angeles in the 1960s, music was his nourishment. His parents were ex-beatniks who played music constantly - everything from Beethoven quartets to John Coltrane ...