Jordi Savall, Viol

Jordi Savall, one of the world's most illustrious performers of early music, is famed for the depth of feeling and exquisite technique he brings to the seven-string bass viol, the cello-like renaissance instrument that mirrors the human voice. Savall plays a special solo program at Duke's acoustically flawless Baldwin Auditorium, an ideal fit for the musician about whom the Guardian raved: "the finesse of his almost whispered tone creates a dazzling intimacy." Composers who were also viol virtuosos wrote some of the outstanding music of the baroque era. Savall's Duke Performances program features two such dazzling composers, Marin Marais and Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, and also encompasses a more commonly known master of the baroque, J.S. Bach. Come and hear a rare solo concert by this exceptional artist whose musical career the New York Times described as "not simply a matter of revival, but of imaginative reanimation." For complete program, click "more information."