Mark Kroll has been acclaimed as one of the world’s leading harpsichordists and fortepianists. During a career spanning more than fifty years, he has appeared as a recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician on four continents, winning critical praise for his expressive playing and virtuosity. He has played under the batons of conductors such as Seiji […]

A leading authority on performance practice, period instruments and pianist-composers of the 19th century, Mark Kroll has written on a wide range of subjects: biographies of Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Ignaz Moscheles; a book on expressive harpsichord playing; and articles, essays and chapters on French harpsichord music, 17th-century keyboard composers and practices, contemporary music, the art of transcription, […]

A renowned and sought-after teacher, Mr. Kroll has shared his knowledge and expertise with students, colleagues and the general public worldwide as a university professor and in master classes and conferences. He is currently Professor emeritus at Boston University, where he served for 25 years as founder and chair of the Department of  Harpsichord and the Department […]

Kroll was one of the three founders of the Boston Early Music Festival in 1981, and also its first program chairman. For many decades Kroll served as Director of the Boston University Early Music Series, which presented over 200 concerts performed by faculty and distinguished guest artists. He was also Director of the St. Anselm’s […]

Mark Kroll has been a guest conductor for ensembles and orchestras throughout the United States, conducted the Boston University Baroque Orchestra, and served as Artistic Director and Conductor of Opera New England.   For complete details, see biography.