Tue April 21, 2026
Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, and Tembembe Ensamble Continuo
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Jordi Savall
Hespèrion XXI
La Capella Reial de Catalunya and special guests
Songs, Battles, and Dances from the Old and the New World (1100-1780)
Catalan viol virtuoso and musical polymath Jordi Savall returns with the follow-up to his compelling Routes of Slavery program honoring the more than 25 million people enslaved by Western nations over close to four centuries.
Savall is joined by nearly three dozen musicians, including his celebrated ensembles Hespèrion XXI and La Capella Reial de Catalunya, the Mexican group Tembembe Ensamble Continuo, and special guest performers from Canada, Guinea, Guadeloupe, Mali, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and Venezuela who place their rich musical traditions in dialogue with Spanish and European forms.
"[Savall] illustrates with striking detail the way that music served as an unbroken thread that traversed the Atlantic, a cultural fabric that flourishes to this day" (San Francisco Chronicle).
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Early music titan and visionary performer Jordi Savall makes his San Francisco Performances debut with his Celtic Universe program, collaborating with Carlos Núñez and an ensemble of wind players, harp and bodhran. Together they trace the route of Celtic migration, from Ireland to Iberia, through music.
For more than 50 years, Jordi Savall, one of the most versatile musical personalities of his generation, has rescued musical gems from the obscurity of neglect and oblivion and given them back for all to enjoy. A tireless researcher into early music, he interprets and performs the repertory both as a gambist and a conductor. His activities as a concert performer, teacher, researcher and creator of new musical and cultural projects have made him a leading figure in the reappraisal of historical music. Together with Montserrat Figueras, he founded the ensembles Hespèrion XXI (1974), La Capella Reial de Catalunya (1987) and Le Concert des Nations (1989), with whom he explores and creates a world of emotion and beauty shared with millions of early music enthusiasts around the world.
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Hespèrion XXI
La Capella Reial de Catalunya and special guests
Songs, Battles, and Dances from the Old and the New World (1100-1780)
Catalan viol virtuoso and musical polymath Jordi Savall returns with the follow-up to his compelling Routes of Slavery program honoring the more than 25 million people enslaved by Western nations over close to four centuries.
Savall is joined by nearly three dozen musicians, including his celebrated ensembles Hespèrion XXI and La Capella Reial de Catalunya, the Mexican group Tembembe Ensamble Continuo, and special guest performers from Canada, Guinea, Guadeloupe, Mali, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and Venezuela who place their rich musical traditions in dialogue with Spanish and European forms.
"[Savall] illustrates with striking detail the way that music served as an unbroken thread that traversed the Atlantic, a cultural fabric that flourishes to this day" (San Francisco Chronicle).
~~~
Early music titan and visionary performer Jordi Savall makes his San Francisco Performances debut with his Celtic Universe program, collaborating with Carlos Núñez and an ensemble of wind players, harp and bodhran. Together they trace the route of Celtic migration, from Ireland to Iberia, through music.
For more than 50 years, Jordi Savall, one of the most versatile musical personalities of his generation, has rescued musical gems from the obscurity of neglect and oblivion and given them back for all to enjoy. A tireless researcher into early music, he interprets and performs the repertory both as a gambist and a conductor. His activities as a concert performer, teacher, researcher and creator of new musical and cultural projects have made him a leading figure in the reappraisal of historical music. Together with Montserrat Figueras, he founded the ensembles Hespèrion XXI (1974), La Capella Reial de Catalunya (1987) and Le Concert des Nations (1989), with whom he explores and creates a world of emotion and beauty shared with millions of early music enthusiasts around the world.
Jordi Savall
Hespèrion XXI
La Capella Reial de Catalunya and special guests
Songs, Battles, and Dances from the Old and the New World (1100-1780)
Catalan viol virtuoso and musical polymath Jordi Savall returns with the follow-up to his compelling Routes of Slavery program honoring the more than 25 million people enslaved by Western nations over close to four centuries.
Savall is joined by nearly three dozen musicians, including his celebrated ensembles Hespèrion XXI and La Capella Reial de Catalunya, the Mexican group Tembembe Ensamble Continuo, and special guest performers from Canada, Guinea, Guadeloupe, Mali, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and Venezuela who place their rich musical traditions in dialogue with Spanish and European forms.
"[Savall] illustrates with striking detail the way that music served as an unbroken thread that traversed the Atlantic, a cultural fabric that flourishes to this day" (San Francisco Chronicle).
~~~
Early music titan and visionary performer Jordi Savall makes his San Francisco Performances debut with his Celtic Universe program, collaborating with Carlos Núñez and an ensemble of wind players, harp and bodhran. Together they trace the route of Celtic migration, from Ireland to Iberia, through music.
For more than 50 years, Jordi Savall, one of the most versatile musical personalities of his generation, has rescued musical gems from the obscurity of neglect and oblivion and given them back for all to enjoy. A tireless researcher into early music, he interprets and performs the repertory both as a gambist and a conductor. His activities as a concert performer, teacher, researcher and creator of new musical and cultural projects have made him a leading figure in the reappraisal of historical music. Together with Montserrat Figueras, he founded the ensembles Hespèrion XXI (1974), La Capella Reial de Catalunya (1987) and Le Concert des Nations (1989), with whom he explores and creates a world of emotion and beauty shared with millions of early music enthusiasts around the world.
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Hespèrion XXI
La Capella Reial de Catalunya and special guests
Songs, Battles, and Dances from the Old and the New World (1100-1780)
Catalan viol virtuoso and musical polymath Jordi Savall returns with the follow-up to his compelling Routes of Slavery program honoring the more than 25 million people enslaved by Western nations over close to four centuries.
Savall is joined by nearly three dozen musicians, including his celebrated ensembles Hespèrion XXI and La Capella Reial de Catalunya, the Mexican group Tembembe Ensamble Continuo, and special guest performers from Canada, Guinea, Guadeloupe, Mali, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and Venezuela who place their rich musical traditions in dialogue with Spanish and European forms.
"[Savall] illustrates with striking detail the way that music served as an unbroken thread that traversed the Atlantic, a cultural fabric that flourishes to this day" (San Francisco Chronicle).
~~~
Early music titan and visionary performer Jordi Savall makes his San Francisco Performances debut with his Celtic Universe program, collaborating with Carlos Núñez and an ensemble of wind players, harp and bodhran. Together they trace the route of Celtic migration, from Ireland to Iberia, through music.
For more than 50 years, Jordi Savall, one of the most versatile musical personalities of his generation, has rescued musical gems from the obscurity of neglect and oblivion and given them back for all to enjoy. A tireless researcher into early music, he interprets and performs the repertory both as a gambist and a conductor. His activities as a concert performer, teacher, researcher and creator of new musical and cultural projects have made him a leading figure in the reappraisal of historical music. Together with Montserrat Figueras, he founded the ensembles Hespèrion XXI (1974), La Capella Reial de Catalunya (1987) and Le Concert des Nations (1989), with whom he explores and creates a world of emotion and beauty shared with millions of early music enthusiasts around the world.
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