Performer: Hespèrion XXI

Rich sounding viols, lively percussion and spicy theorbo and guitar in eclectic consort music from Jordi Savall and Hesperian XXI in their 50th year. 

Hespèrion XXI dazzle us with virtuosity as they celebrate musical Europe in the heart of Westminster.

Jordi Savall, Hespèrian XXI and Tembembe Ensamble Continuo brought an exciting mix of instrumental playing, song and dance presenting Baroque and pre-Baroque music from Spain and the New World.

Sounds of Mali, Brazil, Spain, Mexico and Madagascar blended to perfection with Colombia to create a masterpiece. 

Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI and Tembembe Ensamble Continuo create an evening of magic in the Cartagenan hills.

Jordi Savall and friends take us on a journey to the Spain of Colombus.

The Ernst von Siemens Music Prize recognises a lifetime of outstanding contributions to music, and will be presented to Savall at a ceremony in May.

Entretien avec Hopkinson Smith, maître des instruments anciens à cordes pincées, interprète passionné et professeur à la Schola Cantorum de Bâle.

Both as a generic term and as a mode of performance, Early music has a convoluted history. We explore how Early music turned from a forgotten repertoire to a living practice.