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Byron Schenkman spreads delight and joy with his program ‘Haydn and Contemporaries’

Byron Schenkman performed a delightful, joyous program at Capriccio Baroque on January 13, 2024. The center pieces were two of Joseph Haydn’s sparkling, lively keyboard Sonatas. These were complimented by other keyboard Sonatas which were written by composers who were well-regarded in their time, but whose music is little-known today. These works by female composers […]

ANNA KISKACHI RECEIVES RAVE REVIEW FOR ‘FIREBIRD: INFERNAL DANCES’

Anna Kiskachi debuted her new program at Capriccio on November 4, 2023. And what a show it was! Her performance garnered an exceptional review from the Washington Classical Review’s Andrew Lindemann Malone who summed her program up as being ‘unconfined by tradition, thriving on juxtapositions and creativity yet always riveting’. It unfurled over four Tableaux. […]

Colin Booth’s performance garners another good review for Capriccio’s harpsichord concert series

Colin Booth performed a program of works by J.S. Bach’s mentors, friends and influencers at Capriccio’s July 13, 2023, concert played on an after-Fleischer instrument which he built in 2011. The venue was Live! at 10th and G Streets. Reviewer Andrew Lindemann Malone of the Washington Classical Review described the instrument as a “…feast for […]

Justin Taylor’s concert at Capriccio captivates the audience & receives glowing review

Justin Taylor’s ‘Bach in Italy’ performance at Capriccio Baroque on March 18, 2023, led to multiple standing ovations from a highly appreciativ audience and garnered an exceptional review from Charles Downey of the Washington Classical Review. The virtuosic, demanding program included a selection of Italian concerto transcriptions made by Bach and works composed by Bach […]

Capriccio’s concert featuring Jean Rondeau rated a 2022 Top Ten Performance

Jean Rondeau’s October 26, 2022, performance of J.S. Bach’s ‘Goldberg Variations’ at Capriccio Baroque is rated a 2022 Top Ten Performance by the Washington Classical Review. Given this young French harpsichordist’s mastery this comes as no surprise. Here’s what the Washington Classical Review has to say about this performance: ‘The best thing about a performance […]

Wonderful Memories of the Capriccio Tour to Festival Risonanze, Malborhetto-Valbruna-Tarvisio, Italy. June 2022.

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JORY VINIKOUR AT CAPRICCIO

Jory Vinikour garners further acclaim from reviewers for his exceptional, virtuosic performance – ‘La joie de vivre!’ – at Capriccio Baroque on Saturday, September 18, 2021. Read Voix des Arts’ glowing review here: https://www.voix-des-arts.com/2021/09/performance-review-w-byrd-j-bull-j-s.html

Rave Review for Jory Vinikour’s Capriccio Concert

Capriccio’s Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, concert ‘La joie de vivre’ featuring Jory Vinikour aimed to lift the audiences’ spirits after a prolonged and bleak period when concert halls have been shuttered. Jory more than delivered! The Washington Classical Review’s Charles Downey showered the performance with praise, describing it as “…a sensational evening”. Jory Vinikour’s exceptional […]

Updated December 1, 2021

CAPRICCIO’s COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS Capriccio is delighted to welcome audiences back to our live concerts. We’re thrilled to once again share with patrons the very particular beauties and joys of live performances played by exceptional harpsichordists and musicians. We want to assure our patrons that Capriccio is committed to ensuring the health and safety of […]

We’re giddy with delight as we launch our 2021/2022 Season featuring exceptional harpsichordists in extraordinary live!! and virtual concerts. We’ve have a wonderful line-up of harpsichordists who’ll be performing diverse and compelling programs. While we very much hope the Season will proceed as planned, we must make provision for possible interruptions. This means we’ll open […]

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