About
Famous for his work in the early music genre, this musician and composer re-introduced the Baroque and Renaissance instrument the viola da gamba into the modern Spanish musical repertoire. Over the course of his career, he was nominated for two Grammy Awards and was the recipient of the Handel and Leonie Sonning Music Prizes.
Before Fame
After studying early music at the Barcelona Conservatory of Music, he taught at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.
Trivia
In the late 1980s, he founded an early music ensemble known as La Capella Reial de Catalunya. During the 1990s, he composed music for half a dozen films, including Joan the Maiden: Parts 1 and 2.
Family Life
He and his wife, soprano vocalist Montserrat Figueras, formed a musical ensemble called Hesperion XX.
Associated With
He and Enrique Granados are both well-known Spanish classical composers.
