The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York’s leading cultural venues, presents Jordi Savall, viola da gamba & Hespèrion XXI: Music of Fire & Love on Friday, April 11, 2025 at 7:30pm ET at the David Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall. Tickets start at $40 and are available at https://www.92ny.org/event/jordi-savall-and-hesperion.

Grammy Award-winning early music superstar Jordi Savall makes a long-awaited first 92NY appearance with his glorious ensemble Hespèrion XXI. For more than 50 years, the viol master and tireless researcher has unearthed musical gems from obscurity, breathing new life into centuries-old works, enlightening and enchanting audiences. “For Jordi Savall,” The New York Times wrote, “music enfolds histories. It reflects worlds. To draw a distinction between musicology and the sheer joy of performance is next to impossible.” Hear Savall and his ensemble in this new program built upon Renaissance and Baroque folias, battles, and laments, and experience the artistry of classical music’s most captivating time traveler.

Program to include grounds and improvisations; selections from Captain Hume’s Musicall Humours and Battles; Catalan laments; and other music from Spain, Peru, Mexico, England, and Italy.

This event is part of the Marshall Weinberg Classical Music Season.

Program Details
Dances & Variations
PEDRO GUERRERO Moresca
ANONYMOUS Greensleeves to a Ground (Romanesca)
JUAN GARCÍA DE ZÉSPEDES Guaracha

Musicall Humours, Dances & Battles
CAPTAIN HUME An Almaine
SAMUEL SCHEIDT Galliard Battaglia

Catalan Laments
ANONYMOUS / JORDI SAVALL Planctus – Mariagneta (arr. Jordi Savall)

The Hispanic Guitar
GASPAR SANZ from Instrucción de música sobre
la guitarra Española
Jácaras
Canarios

Folías Criollas
BALTASAR JAIME MARTÍNEZ COMPAÑÓN from Codex Trujillo del Perú
Tonada de El Chimo
Cachua serranita
The King’s Men
ROBERT JOHNSON The Nobleman
WILLIAM BRADE Scottish Dance
JOHNSON/ BRADE The Satyrs’ Dance

The Tears of the Viol
FRANÇOIS COUPERIN Prélude
Plainte pour les violes
Muzette

The Island of Chacona
LUCAS RUIZ DE RIBAYAZ Chaconas and Paradetas
from Luz y norte
SANTIAGO DE MURCIA Cumbees, from Codex Salivar
Chacona
THOMAS TOMKINS A Sad Paven for these Distracted Tymes

Glosados & Improvisations
FRANCISCO CORREA DE ARAUXO Todo el mundo en general
ANONYMOUS Canarios
ANTONIO VALENTE/ Gallarda napolitana – Jarabe loco
ANONYMOUS

Jordi Savall
Jordi Savall is one of the most versatile musical personalities of his generation. For more than 50 years, he has rescued musical gems from obscurity. A tireless researcher into early music, he interprets and performs the repertory both as a gambist and a conductor. His activities as a 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, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, and Le Concert des Nations. 

With his participation in Alain Corneau’s film Tous les Matins du Monde (awarded the César Cinema Prize for the best soundtrack), his intense concert activity (about 140 concerts per year), his record releases (six recordings per year) and the creation of record label Alia Vox, Savall has shown that early music appeals to an increasingly wide and diverse audience.

Savall has recorded more than 230 albums covering the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical repertoire, with a focus on Hispanic and Mediterranean musical heritage. He has received the Midem Classical Award, the International Classical Music Award, and a Grammy Award. His concert programs have made music an instrument of mediation to achieve understanding and peace between cultures. Guest artists appearing with his ensembles include Arab, Israeli, Turkish, Greek, Armenian, Afghan, Mexican and North American musicians. In 2008, Savall was appointed European Union Ambassador for intercultural dialogue and, together with Montserrat Figueras, was named “Artist for Peace” under the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors program.

To mark Beethoven’s 250th anniversary, Savall conducted the complete symphonies with Le Concert des Nations and recorded them in two collections entitled Beethoven Révolution. Their impact has been defined as “a miracle” (Fanfare), and Volume II has been distinguished with the Schallplattenkritik Prize for Best Orchestral Record.

Savall has received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Evora (Portugal), Barcelona (Catalonia), Louvain (Belgium) and Basel (Switzerland), the order of Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (France), the Praetorius Music Prize awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of Lower Saxony, the Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia, the Helena Vaz da Silva Award, and the Léonie Sonning Prize. He is an Honorary Member of the Royal Philharmonic Society, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and la Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.

Hespèrion XXI
In 1974, Jordi Savall and Montserrat Figueras, together with Lorenzo Alpert and Hopkinson Smith, founded the ancient music ensemble Hespèrion XX in Basel as a way of recovering and disseminating the rich and fascinating musical repertoire prior to the 19th century, on the basis of historical criteria and the use of original instruments. The name Hespèrion means “an inhabitant of Hesperia,” which in ancient Greek referred to the Iberian and the Italian peninsulas. It was also the name given to the planet Venus as it appeared in the west. At the turn of the 21st century, Hespèrion XX became known as Hespèrion XXI.

Today, Hespèrion XXI is central to understanding the music of the period between the Middle Ages and the Baroque. Its labors to recover works, scores, instruments and unpublished documents have a dual value. Its rigorous research provides new information and understanding about the historical knowledge of the period, while the exquisite performances enable people to freely enjoy the aesthetic and spiritual delicacy of the works of this period.

From the beginning, Hespèrion XXI set out on an innovative and artistic course that would lead to the establishment of a school in the field of ancient music. It continues to conceive of ancient music as an experimental tool and seeks maximum beauty and expressiveness in performances. A musician must learn to connect with ancient music by studying the composer, the instruments of the period, the work itself and the circumstances surrounding it, but must also make decisions about the piece being played.

Hespèrion XXI’s repertoire includes the music of the Sephardic Jews, Castilian romances, pieces from the Spanish Golden Age, and Europa de les Nacions, among others. Some of their most celebrated concert programs are Les Cantigues de Santa Maria d’Alfons X El Savi, La Diàspora Sefardí, the music of Jerusalem, Istanbul, Armenia, and the Folías Criollas. Thanks to the outstanding work of numerous musicians and collaborators who have worked with the ensemble over the years, Hespèrion XXI still plays a key role in the recovery and reappraisal of the musical heritage that has great resonance throughout the world. The group has released more than 60 recordings and appears regularly at the great international festivals of ancient music.

About The 92nd Street Y, New York: The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) is a world-class center for the arts and innovation, a convener of ideas, and an incubator for creativity. 92NY offers extensive classes, courses and events online including live concerts, talks and master classes; fitness classes for all ages; 250+ art classes, and parenting workshops for new moms and dads. The 92nd Street Y, New York is transforming the way people share ideas and translate them into action all over the world. All of 92NY's programming is built on a foundation of Jewish values, including the capacity of civil dialogue to change minds; the potential of education and the arts to change lives; and a commitment to welcoming and serving people of all ages, races, religions, and ethnicities. For more information, visit www.92NY.org.

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  April 11, 2025
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