Carlo Barone

Who is Carlo Barone?

Carlo Barone is a classical guitarist and conductor specializing in the performance practice of 19th century music, esp. 19th-century guitar works.

He is director of the Accademia "l'Ottocento" a non-profit Association active since 1982, in Italy and France; which documents and published original 19th century musical material and researches the performance practice of this musical era. Carlo Barone conducts international courses, masterclasses and lectures on the interpretation of 19th century musical works, e.g. by composers such as Mauro Giuliani and Fernando Sor.

Barone is the conductor of Orchestra dell’Accademia l’Ottocento which performs on original classical period instruments.

As a performer Barone uses historical period guitars by luthiers such as Guadagnini, Soriot, Garganese, Lacote, etc.