Arianna Savall
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Arianna Savall is a Swiss-born Catalan classical singer, harpist, and composer.
She is the daughter of composer and viol
player Jordi Savall
and the late singer Montserrat Figueras
, and the sister of Ferran Savall. She studied voice at the Conservatory of Terrassa with María Dolores Aldea in 1993. She was graduated in harp from the Conservatory of Terrassa in 1996, and a degree in voice in 2000. In 1992, she began studies with Rolf Lislevand
at the Toulouse Conservatory.
In 1996 she returned to Switzerland and attended a seminar led by Kurt Widmer at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
. She has been a member of Hespèrion XXI
and was part of her father's
musical groups until 2008 when she created her own group Hirundo Maris, together with the Norwegian musician Petter Udland Johansen.
She is the daughter of composer and viol
Viol
The viol is any one of a family of bowed, fretted and stringed musical instruments developed in the mid-late 15th century and used primarily in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The family is related to and descends primarily from the Renaissance vihuela, a plucked instrument that preceded the...
player Jordi Savall
Jordi Savall
Jordi Savall i Bernadet is a Catalan viol player, conductor and composer. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for bringing the viol back to life on the stage...
and the late singer Montserrat Figueras
Montserrat Figueras
Montserrat Figueras García was a Catalan soprano who specialized in early music....
, and the sister of Ferran Savall. She studied voice at the Conservatory of Terrassa with María Dolores Aldea in 1993. She was graduated in harp from the Conservatory of Terrassa in 1996, and a degree in voice in 2000. In 1992, she began studies with Rolf Lislevand
Rolf Lislevand
Rolf Lislevand , is a performer of Early music. He is a master of ancient lute, Spanish vihuela and theorbo.From 1980 to 1984, Lislevand studied classical guitar at the Norwegian Academy of Music...
at the Toulouse Conservatory.
In 1996 she returned to Switzerland and attended a seminar led by Kurt Widmer at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis is a music academy and research institution located in Basel, Switzerland, and focusing on early music and historically informed performance....
. She has been a member of Hespèrion XXI
Hespèrion XXI
Hespèrion XXI is an international early music ensemble. The group was formed in Basel, Switzerland in 1974 as Hespèrion XX by Spanish musical director Jordi Savall , Montserrat Figueras , Lorenzo Alpert , and Hopkinson Smith...
and was part of her father's
musical groups until 2008 when she created her own group Hirundo Maris, together with the Norwegian musician Petter Udland Johansen.