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.
