David Sagastume

COUNTERTENOR + CELLIST

Hello, my name is David Sagastume and while I dream of retiring in Mauritius, I am a musician.

COUNTERTENOR

You have probably heard me sing as a countertenor, both live and on recordings, with Ricercar Consort, La Cappella Mediterranea or Ministriles de Marsias, among many others.

I feel privileged to be part of the Capella Reial de Catalunya since 1998, directed by one of the musicians I most admire: Jordi Savall.

I have sung as a soloist with a multitude of formations, among which I would like to highlight:

• The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
• Concert Français
• Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla
• Orquesta Ciudad de Granada
• Café Zimmerman
• Netherlands Bach Society under the direction of Gustav Leonhardt, with whom I had the honor of singing as a soloist in Paris at the Cité de la Musique and at the Saint-Roch church.

Some of the recordings that I have enjoyed the most are:

• The Puer natus est mass by F. Guerrero and the Missa Sine Nomine by Johannes de Antxieta with the Capilla Peñaflorida.
• El Fuego with Les Sacqueboutiers de Toulouse.
• The CD «Serpiente venenosa», with the Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla and the soprano María Espada.

I also perform regularly with Les Sacqueboutiers de Toulouse and the Ensemble Gilles Binchois, for example. But Maestro Savall's capacity for work and, obviously, his musical genius, are unmatched. It is difficult to create such a good human group as he does.

I am especially excited to have been part of the first record released by this company on its Alia Vox Diversa label as a member of Euskal Barrokensemble. I also regularly work with this group, directed by the prodigious Enrike Solinís.

At the same time I studied harpsichord, viola da gamba, chamber music and composition, along with singing studies with R. Levitt and Carlos Mena, but playing the cello is what I like the most in the world and what I enjoy the most.

During my studies, I was a member of the “Jesús Guridi” Instrumental Ensemble, mainly dedicated to the interpretation of music from the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as belonging to the Youth Orchestra of Euskal Herria EGO for several years.

I regularly collaborated with the Euskadi Symphony Orchestra. There I was lucky enough to interpret Bruckner's seventh symphony, one of the things I have enjoyed the most in my career.

SOME MORE DATA ABOUT MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Intonationes

EARLY MUSIC COMPANY

I am a founding member of the group "Intonationes", specialized mainly in the interpretation of the Hispanic polyphonic repertoire of the 16th and 17th centuries.

As director of this formation, I have carried out the work of recovery and transcription of a Magnificat that was believed to be incomplete by the Basque musician Johanes de Antxieta, thus expanding the extraordinarily meager catalog (16 works with the recently discovered one) of one of the most important musicians of the Hispanic XV century.

MY DAY TO DAY AS A MUSICIAN

My typical day is waking up in a hotel in any city and, taking advantage of the fact that breakfast is usually included and if there is no rehearsal that morning, I try to visit the city.

After looking for an appetizing place to eat, a short nap if possible, and in the afternoon rehearsal and concert, or rehearsal only if it is not the day of the event.

At night, have dinner and a beer with colleagues while we enjoy a pleasant time together. And back to bed to start again the next day well rested and to be able to continue giving everything.

If you feel like following my day to day, I usually like to share some details on my instagram account: @dasagast

For all this I thank you for your support, and I hope you like the selection of my work that I show you on this website.

David Sagastume

Text updated on the 1st of January of 2022.