Jordi Savall | |
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 Savall in 2014, when he received the Gold Medal of the Generalitat de Catalunya | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jordi Savall i Bernadet |
| Born | 1 August 1941 Igualada, Barcelona, Spain |
| Genres | Classical, western early music |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor, gambist, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Viola da gamba, viola da braccio |
| Labels | EMI Classics, Astrée, Alia Vox |
| Spouse(s) | Montserrat Figueras (1968–2011) Maria Bartels (2017–present) |
| Website | www |
Jordi Savall i Bernadet (Catalan: [ˈʒɔɾði səˈβaʎ i βəɾnəˈðɛt]; born 1 August 1941) is a Spanish conductor, composer and viol player. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for popularizing the viol family of instruments (notably the viola da gamba) in contemporary performance and recording. As a historian of early music his repertoire features everything from medieval, Renaissance and Baroque through to the Classical and Romantic periods. He has incorporated non-western musical traditions in his work; including African vernacular music for a documentary on slavery.