Evangelina Mascardi is considered one of the most prominent lu | Classical Guitar World

Evangelina Mascardi is considered one of the most prominent lute players on the international scene.
Born in Buenos Aires in 1977, she graduated in classical guitar and started her concert career as a highly gifted young soloist. In 1997 she moved to Europe to study with Hopkinson Smith at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Basel, Switzerland).
During the last decade she collaborated regularly as a continuo-player with Jordi Savall (Hespèrion XXI), Marc Minkowsky (Les Musiciens du Louvre), Andrea Marcon (Venice Baroque Orchestra), Giovanni Antonini (Giardino Armonico), Chiara Banchini (415), Simon Rattle (Berliner Philarmoniker). With them and other ensembles she took part in more than 30 recordings.