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Richard Savino
guitar, guitar literature
Richard Savino’s performances and recordings have been praised by critics throughout the world. In addition to receiving two prestigious French awards, a Diapason d’Or and a 10 du Repertoire, he has been praised for recordings of eighteenth-century Mexican guitar music by Santiago de Murcia, as well as works by Giovanni Buonamente, Robert de Visée and Luigi Boccherini. As a member of Ensemble Galatea, Savino has recorded a collection of monody by Barbara Strozzi and works by Biagio Marini and Buonamente. His most recent recordings feature the music of de Visée, Mauro Giuliani and the first full orchestral period instrument version of Boccherini’s Guitar Symphonia with the Portland Baroque Orchestra. As a continuo player and accompanist, Savino has worked with some of the world’s most important performers and is a principal performer with the Houston Grand Opera, New York Collegium, Portland Baroque Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony and Glimmerglass Opera. Presently director of the ensemble El Mundo, Savino is also an avid writer, published by Cambridge University Press, Editions Chantarelle and Indiana University Press.
Richard Savino can be contacted at 415.503.6200 x6620 or conos@aol.com.
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