Tasto Solo

Tasto Solo combines creativity, historical research and virtuosity in its exploration of Medieval and early Renaissance music. Led by director and founder Guillermo Pérez, the ensemble brings the sophistication of this exquisite repertoire to life, captivating audiences with a unique musical language of dramatic rhythm, mise-en-scène, improvisation and playful dialogue between performers. The ensemble has played a pivotal role in the recovery and diffusion of forgotten musical repertoires, presenting them in renewed splendour on stage.
 
Tasto Solo’s acclaimed discography includes two volumes from a triptych project devoted to 15th century keyboard music, “Meyster ob allen Meystern” and “Le Chant de Leschiquier”, as well as a disc dedicated to early 16th century English repertoire, “Early Modern English Music: 1500–1550”. These titles have received multiple international press awards, including the Diapason d’Or, an ICMA Nomination, Amadeus’ “CD of the Month”, Ritmo’s “Excellent”, Pizzicato’s “Supersonic”, Scherzo’s “Exceptional”, and France Musique’s “Coup de Cœur”. Tasto Solo’s latest recording, “Eros & Subtilitas”, featuring Italian Renaissance Music by Vincenzo Ruffo and his contemporaries, was released in 2023 on Jordi Savall’s Alia Vox label.
 
Since its international debut in 2006, Tasto Solo has performed in prestigious concert halls and early music festivals throughout Europe, including L’Auditori de Barcelona, Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik, BOZAR in Brussels, Konzerthaus Berlin, Wiener Konzerhaus, Oude Muziek Utrecht, the Fondation Royaumont, Antwerp’s AMUZ and Laus Polyphoniae, Festival de Saintes, the Concertgebouw in Bruges, Tage Alter Musik Regensburg, Montalbâne Festival, Académie Bach, Vannes Early Music Institute, Festival de Musique Ancienne in Ribeauvillé, Cantar di Pietre, Wratislavia Cantans, Festival de Música Antigua de Sevilla, Semana de Música Religiosa de Cuenca, Printemps des Arts de Nantes and Voix et Route Romane, among many others. In 2020, the group made its U.S. debut with a concert tour in collaboration with the Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.
 
From 2019 to 2022, Tasto Solo was Artist-in-Residence at the Château de Bournazel in France. The ensemble is also associated with the Académie Bach in Arques-la-Bataille where it engages in the research and development of new programmes.