Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Two instruments from the collection of the Museum of Historical Instruments in Provins will be featured in recitals recorded exclusively for the 2021 Boston Early Music Festival. The founder of the Museum, Alan Rubin, welcomes the Festival, acknowledging Boston's long history with the Early Music movement, and introduces his Museum that will open soon in Provins, France. A legendary antiques dealer, Rubin now focuses on his lifelong passion for music and antique instruments. Keyboard virtuoso Benjamin Alard will perform on two instruments from the Museum's collection and recorded at the Musée de Provins et du Provinois.

As part of the Organ Mini-Festival on Wednesday, June 9, Alard performed on the Castle Grant Chamber Organ by John Byfield II, London. Learn more about the Organ Mini-Festival at bemf.org/2021-festival/organ-mini-festival

As part of the Keyboard Mini-Festival on Thursday, June 10, Alard performed on a 1763 unfretted clavichord by Johann Adolf Hass, Hamburg, Germany. Learn more about the Keyboard Mini-Festival at bemf.org/2021-festival/keyboard-mini-festival