Jordi Savall

Spanish viol player, conductor, composer, and educator. Born in 1941 in Igualada, Catalonia. As performer and conductor, he's mostly devoted to Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music. He's the founder of many ensembles: - Period instruments ensemble Hespèrion XX, in 1974 (which became Hespèrion XXI in 2001), devoted to early and Baroque music (10th to 18th centuries).