Historically Informed Performance

Historically Informed Performance (HIP), also known as period instrument performance, is a practice within classical music that strives to recreate the soundscapes of bygone eras as authentically as possible. This approach involves a meticulous study of musical sources, including composers' original manuscripts, treatises, and historical context, to inform the choice of instruments, playing techniques, and performance style. Artists specializing in HIP often play on reproductions or original instruments from the period of the music they are performing, use techniques that were prevalent at the time, and adhere to the stylistic nuances suggested by the musicological research. The result is a performance that aims to transport listeners to the time of the music's creation, offering a fresh perspective on works from the Baroque, Classical, Renaissance, and early Romantic periods.

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Academy of Ancient Music
Adrian Chandler
Aisslinn Nosky
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Alexander Melnikov
Alexis Kossenko
Andrew Parrott
Anthony Marwood
Anthony Pleeth
Anton Martynov
Apollo's Fire
Arte dei Suonatori
Arthur Schoonderwoerd
Ashley Solomon
Bernhard Forck
Bojan Čičić
Capriccio Stravagante
Chiaroscuro Quartet
Christopher Monks
Colin Tilney
Collegium Musicum 90
David Zinman
Ensemble Amarillis
Erik Bosgraaf
Eroica Quartet
Festetics Quartet
Freiburger Barockorchester
Giuliano Carmignola
Hanover Band
Händelfestspielorchester Halle
Hélène Plouffe
Italico Splendore
Jan Willem de Vriend
Jeannette Sorrell
Jos Van Immerseel
Julien Chauvin
Justin Taylor
L'Archibudelli
La Petite Bande
La Serenissima
Le Concert Des Nations
Le Concert Spirituel
Le Concert de la Loge
Le Poème Harmonique
Les Arts Florissants
Les Musiciens du Louvre
London Haydn Quartet
Lucy van Dael
Malcolm Bilson
Manfred Cordes
Marc Minkowski
Mario Venzago
Micaela Comberti
Midori Seiler
Monica Huggett
Nicholas McGegan
Pavlo Beznosiuk
Petra Mullejans
Pieter Wispelwey
Raymond Leppard
Robert Mealy
Roy Goodman
Ryo Terakado
Stefano Montanari
The Brook Street Band
The Parley of Instruments
Thibault Noally
Trio 1790
Trio Sonnerie
Academy of Ancient Music
Adrian Chandler
La Serenissima
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
David Zinman
Raymond Leppard
Freiburger Barockorchester
Le Concert Des Nations
Lucy van Dael
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Monica Huggett
Marc Minkowski
Les Arts Florissants
Petra Mullejans
Christopher Monks
La Petite Bande
Jos Van Immerseel
Jan Willem de Vriend
Le Concert de la Loge
Alexander Melnikov
Julien Chauvin
Anthony Pleeth
Giuliano Carmignola
Le Poème Harmonique
Stefano Montanari
Micaela Comberti
Pavlo Beznosiuk
Andrew Parrott
Le Concert Spirituel
Apollo's Fire
Mario Venzago
Nicholas McGegan
Collegium Musicum 90
Bernhard Forck
Jeannette Sorrell
Alexis Kossenko
Pieter Wispelwey
Bojan Čičić
Arte dei Suonatori
Roy Goodman
Anthony Marwood
Ryo Terakado
Colin Tilney
Erik Bosgraaf
Thibault Noally
Trio Sonnerie
Manfred Cordes
The Brook Street Band
Ensemble Amarillis
Hanover Band
The Parley of Instruments
Chiaroscuro Quartet
Capriccio Stravagante
Midori Seiler
Malcolm Bilson
Anton Martynov
Aisslinn Nosky
Justin Taylor
Hélène Plouffe
Händelfestspielorchester Halle
L'Archibudelli
Robert Mealy
Ashley Solomon
London Haydn Quartet
Festetics Quartet
Arthur Schoonderwoerd
Eroica Quartet
Trio 1790
Italico Splendore