Career
He is director of the Accademia "l"Ottocento" (Academy of Nineteenth-Century Music) a non-profit Association active since 1982, in Italy and France. Which documents and publishes 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, et cetera