Modern Renaissance

Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Spanish composer, conductor, and viola da gamba player Jordi Savall has had a significant influence on the field of early music since the 1970s. The co-founder of the early music ensemble Hesperion XX (known since 2000 as Hesperion XXI) with his wife, soprano Montserrat Figueras, Savall has been widely credited with bringing the viola da gamba back to the modern concert stage.

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