Jordi Savall

Jordi Savall
Savall in 2014, when he received the Gold Medal of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Background information
Birth name	Jordi Savall i Bernadet
Born	(1941-08-01) 1 August 1941 (age 83) 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.alia-vox.com

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.