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