• Every season, Carnegie Hall presents vibrant performances of historically informed repertoire from the Renaissance and Baroque eras, including operas in concert, musical gems for vocal ensembles and soloists, and works for period-instrument orchestras.

    And in the hands of some of the best practitioners, these performances demonstrate to audiences just how passionate, fiery, and virtuosic this music can be.

    Online, we present exclusive video interviews and written blog posts from key early music artists—including Harry Bicket, David Daniels, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, and Bernard Labadie—and music selections related to the programs they perform at the Hall.

    View a full list of the 2012–2013 early music concerts at Carnegie Hall >

  • Enjoy a range of exclusive Carnegie Hall early music-related videos.

  • Recent Blog Posts

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    February 7, 2013
    WATCH: Carnegie Hall's 2013–2014 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer's Chair David Lang introduces his collected stories project, one of the major artist focuses of our recently announced 2013–2014 season.
    October 21, 2012
    NEWS | WATCH: In tandem with early music concerts at Carnegie Hall, each season we present exclusive video interviews and written blog posts online from key early music artists. Now, early music fans can access all of that great content in one place.
    October 17, 2012
    NEWS: The Shop at Carnegie Hall hosts CD signings with Alexander Tharaud, Marlis Petersen, and Joyce DiDonato during the next month.
    September 20, 2012
    READ | PHOTOS | WATCH: A recent installment of the A to Z of Carnegie Hall series focused on orchestras. In this one we look at Q–for "quartet."
    September 16, 2012
    READ: Our A to Z of Carnegie Hall series continues today with the letter O–for "Orchestra."
    June 20, 2012
    READ: This week, The Philadelphia Orchestra marks the 100th anniversary of legendary Leopold Stokowski's assumption of the leadership of the orchestra in 1912. Both the orchestra and the maestro have a long history with Carnegie Hall.
    April 27, 2012
    WATCH: András Schiff reveals that the music of Bach has always been present in his musical life, and provides a personal and, at times, moving insight into Bartók's life, music, self-imposed and unhappy exile, and death in the US.
    March 28, 2012

    If you missed our March 25 live broadcast of Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec's performance of Bach's St. John's Passion, you can now stream the concert in its entirety.

    March 19, 2012
    READ: On March 25 at Carnegie Hall, Bernard Labadie conducts Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec in a performance of Bach’s St. John Passion. In a recent Carnegie Hall interview, Maestro Labadie explained some of the differences between the St. John Passion and its famous brother, the later St. Matthew Passion.
    March 14, 2012
    READ: On Sunday afternoon, Bernard Labadie conducts Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec in a performance of Bach's St. John Passion at Carnegie Hall. In a recent Carnegie Hall interview, Maestro Labadie expanded on the history and philosophy of his orchestra.
    March 13, 2012
    WATCH | READ: Vocalist Elise Figa sings a bit of repertoire that she has prepared as part of Carnegie Hall’s first early music professional training program, exploring Baroque performance practice with period instrument specialists L'Arpeggiata.
    March 5, 2012
    READ | WATCH: In anticipation of L'Arpeggiata's Via Crucis concert on March 15, Artistic Director Christina Pluhar discusses the difficult gestation of the project, introduces Ensemble Barbara Furtuna, and explains the mystery plays that form the basis for Via Crucis.
    March 3, 2012
    READ | WATCH: The final concert of L'Arpeggiata's four-concert Perspectives series takes place on March 17. Entitled Los Impossibles, Artistic Director Christina Pluhar expands further on the challenges of "the living Baroque" and how this project fits in with that goal.
    March 1, 2012
    READ | WATCH: The third in L'Arpeggiata's four-concert Perspectives series on March 16 is entitled La Tarantella: Antidotum Tarantulae. Here, Artistic Director Christina Pluhar reveals the unusual origins of the tarantella and her enthusiasm for performing with singer Lucilla Galeazzi.
  • Upcoming Early Music Concerts

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Tuesday, February 12, 2013 | 7:30 PM
    Weill Recital Hall

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Monday, February 18, 2013 | 7:30 PM
    Zankel Hall

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Sunday, February 24, 2013 | 2 PM
    Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Tuesday, March 5, 2013 | 7:30 PM
    Weill Recital Hall

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Wednesday, March 6, 2013 | 7:30 PM
    Zankel Hall

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Thursday, March 28, 2013 | 8 PM
    Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Tuesday, April 16, 2013 | 7:30 PM
    Weill Recital Hall

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Thursday, April 18, 2013 | 8 PM
    Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Friday, April 26, 2013 | 7:30 PM
    Zankel Hall

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Thursday, October 10, 2013 | 7:30 PM
    Weill Recital Hall

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Sunday, October 20, 2013 | 7:30 PM
    Zankel Hall

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Tuesday, October 22, 2013 | 7:30 PM
    Zankel Hall

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Tuesday, November 12, 2013 | 7:30 PM
    Zankel Hall

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Thursday, November 14, 2013 | 7:30 PM
    Weill Recital Hall

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Monday, November 18, 2013 | 7:30 PM
    Zankel Hall

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Friday, January 17, 2014 | 7:30 PM
    Weill Recital Hall

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Sunday, February 2, 2014 | 2 PM
    Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Tuesday, February 11, 2014 | 7:30 PM
    Zankel Hall

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Wednesday, February 12, 2014 | 8 PM
    Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

    Carnegie Hall Presents
    Thursday, February 13, 2014 | 7:30 PM
    Zankel Hall