Acclaimed French harpsichordist, organist and clavichordist Benjamin Alard rightly received exceptional praise from Washington Classical Review for a brilliant concert performed at Capriccio Baroque, April 30, 2026. ‘…The concert opened with a real dazzler, the Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 894… The prelude began with a brooding theme that blossomed into a profusion […]
Internationally acclaimed harpsichordist Pierre Hantaï headlined Capriccio Baroque’s second annual harpsichord Festival, ‘Festival Capriccio 2025’, with an all-Handel program on October 15, 2025. Hantaï’s performance thrilled the audience, bringing many to their feet repeatedly amidst enthusiastic rounds of applause. In his innovative program, Hantaï played four suites, two of Handel’s ‘Great Suites’ and two suites […]
Benjamin Alard’s monumental project to record all of J.S. Bach’s keyboard works for harpsichord, clavichord, and organ progresses steadily – and wonderfully! Volume 10, of what is expected to be a 17 Volume project, was released earlier this year and focuses on music written during Bach’s early years in Leipzig. Included are the six Trio […]
This recently issued album by acclaimed French harpsichordist Christophe Rousset includes seven toccatas written by J.S. Bach early in his career when he was at the Court of Weimar. This is an exceptionally clean recording of these works on a crisp, incisive instrument (anonymous ca. 1750 held in a private collection) making for a most […]
‘Kiskachi brings dazzling virtuosity and show-biz pizzazz to Capriccio Baroque‘ says Washington Classical Review Anna Kiskachi debuted her latest, wonderfully creative program ‘Stravinsky Goes Baroque’ at Capriccio on May 10, 2025. Her dramatic program, replete with theatrical lighting, was organized into three Acts, each opening with a passacaglia and closing with her own extraordinary transcription […]
Colin Tilney’s passing is a great loss to the harpsichord and Early Music Community. A student of Gustav Leonhardt, Tilney was an influential researcher and contributor to historically-informed performance practice, a beloved instructor by many, and a much-admired performer and recording artist. Obituaries have been posted widely, including in The Telegraph UK, The Globe and […]
Festival Capriccio 2020’s penultimate concert featuring acclaimed French harpsichordist Christophe Rousset garnered a ranking in the Washington Classical Review’s ‘Top Ten Concert” listing for 2024. The French master performed an exquisite program of Baroque works by F. Couperin, Forqueray, and Royer to a packed hall that expressed its appreciation with prolonged calls for encores. https://washingtonclassicalreview.com/2024/12/22/top-ten-performances-of-2024
Capriccio Baroque ran its first Harpsichord Festival in October/November 2024. True to form, Capriccio brought out three of today’s most acclaimed harpsichordist stars for the event. Young superstar Justin Taylor performed in the opening concert playing a program of rich, glorious works from his recent award-winning album ‘Bach in Italy’. The great master Pierre Hantaï […]
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 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. […]
