Cal Performances | Music Before 1850 | Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall, viola da gamba & director

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Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall, viola da gamba & director

A towering figure on the international music scene, Jordi Savall is "a man worth celebrating...not only a performer of genius but also a conductor, a scholar, a teacher, a concert impresario, a record-label director, and the patriarch of a formidable musical family" (The New Yorker). For more than 30 years, he has devoted himself to the rediscovery of neglected musical treasures, single-handedly restoring an essential repertoire to all those with ears to hear it. Savall returns to Berkeley with his esteemed Le Concert des Nations ensemble for two special instrumental programs, one centering on Shakespeare's words and music for his productions, featuring spoken excerpts from the Bard's immortal works.

Program (Feb 27): Music by Lully, Biber, Avison, Corelli, D. Scarlatti, de Hita, Boccherini
Program (Feb 28): The Stage Music in the Plays of William Shakespeare, featuring music by Johnson, Locke, and Purcell (instrumental music from The Fairy Queen)

Program Notes
Program notes are available approximately one week before the performance.

Audio Clips
( Real One Player)

Lully/Le bourgeois gentilhomme *

Purcell/The Fairy Queen

* Clips listed here are representative of the artists and composer, but may be different than what are being played as part of the Cal Performances program

Sightlines
Sat, Feb 28, 7-7:30 pm, FCC
Pre-performance discussion with Jordi Savall and Professor Kate van Orden, UC Berkeley Department of Music. This Sightlines event is free to all event ticket holders.

Donor Event
Home Concert with Jordi Savall
Date TBD
Location TBD
(Donors of $5,000+ by invitation only)
It is rare to have the opportunity to see a performance in the intimacy of a private home. But we offer this special performance to our Directors Circle members every season. This year our supporters will enjoy a very special performance by viola da gamba virtuoso Jordi Savall.