CARLO BARONE
"...Maestro Barone is the leading exponent of the early classic guitar's revival. He coaxes from this instrument a subtle and rounded plucked sound unlike the sound of any guitar you will yet have encountered."
Dr. Thomas Heck
Archivist, Guitar Foundation of America, Head, Music/Dance Library, Ohio State University

Conducting the period instruments “Ottocento” Orchestra and performing on original period guitars, Carlo Barone has devoted himself to the study and interpretation of the 19th century musical literature.

Born in Vigevano (Italy) in 1955, after finishing the “Liceo Classico” (studies of Ancient Latin and Greek, Art History and Philosophy), and his musical studies at the Civico Istituto Musicale “L.Costa” in Vigevano, he completed his specialization with Angelo Gilardino at the Liceo Musicale “G.B.Viotti” in Vercelli (Italy). 

Carlo Barone has devoted himself to the study and interpretation of the 19th century musical literature. Numerous recordings, television and radio appearances, concerts with orchestra, have brought him wide critical acclaim.

M.o Barone revived works which had remained unperformed for nearly 200 years, with the modern premieres of guitar compositions as the Concerti for Guitar and Orchestra by Matteo Barbi and Francesco Caliari, and a newly discovered and unpublished Theme and Variations by Mauro Giuliani, which have established his reputation as one of the world's leading authorities of the early classic performance practice.

He has transmitted his passion to Artists such as John Williams and others, stimulating them to approach the 19^th Century performance practice with period instruments.

Fluent in English and French (Italian mother tongue), he has conducted and performed concerts, master classes, and lectures throughout Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and China, offering a varied concert program of works from the late 18^th to mid 19^th century. 

As a Conductor, he directs and conducts the Orchestra dell’Accademia l’Ottocento, the only Italian Orchestra with original classical period instruments, with more than 30 concerts a year. 

As a performer, he uses a variety of instruments by such makers as Carlo and Gaetano Guadagnini (Italian, ca. 1815/1828), Soriot (French, ca. 1830), Garganese (Italian, ca. 1820), Lacote (French, ca. 1825), etc.

Pedagogy

• Director and professor-lecturer at the Accademia "l'Ottocento" (Italian triennial specialization Postgraduate courses on 19^th century performance practice and repertoire), associated with the Darwin International Festival (Australia) ad the NTU University;  

• Master classes at the International Summer Specialization Courses held by the Accademia "l'Ottocento" in Italy.

• Lectures, master classes and seminars in several prestigious institutions across Europe, North America, China and Australia. (NYU and Julliard School - New York, Royal Academy - U.K., UCLA - L.A., Beijing National Conservatory, etc)

Research and Publications

• "Catalogo Generale delle Opere per e con chitarra ", A.G.I.F., Vigevano (1984).

• "I Quaderni dell’Accademia" Collection, Rugginenti  Editions, Milan. 

• "La chitarra nell'800" Collection, Zanibon Editions, Padova.

• “Anatomia e fisiologia dell’esecuzione chitarristica”, A.G.I.F., Vigevano (199884).

CD : Mauro Giuliani–Luigi Moretti , Rugginenti  Editions, Milan (RUS  552053.2)  Gaetano Guadagnini guitar (1828)