Minkowski Succeeds Pearlman at Boston Baroque

Title: Minkowski Succeeds Pearlman at Boston Baroque. Marc Minkowski’s appointment as Music Director marks the first leadership change at Boston Baroque since its founding fifty years ago. He succeeds Martin Pearlman in 2026, signaling a shift toward the specific French Baroque stylistic profile that Minkowski has championed with Les Musiciens du Louvre. The transition introduces a focus on notes inégales (a performance practice of playing even notes with unequal durations) to an ensemble that has long defined the American approach to Historically Informed Performance. While Pearlman built the institution's foundation on structural clarity and educational outreach, Minkowski brings a recording history and an interpretive volatility that may recalibrate the ensemble's standing in the international market. The move highlights the institutional challenge of maintaining continuity while refreshing a decades-old interpretive identity.