Lluís Vilamajó was born in Barcelona and began his musical studies at the Escolania de Montserrat under the direction of Ireneu Segarra. He then continued his musical education at the Conservatori Superior de Barcelona, where he studied violin with Xavier Turull and Agustín León Ara, and singing with Margarita Sabartés and Carmen Martínez.
With a career spanning more than three decades, he has become a key member of La Capella Reial de Catalunya, founded and conducted by Jordi Savall. He has also collaborated closely with the instrumental ensemble Hespèrion XXI and the orchestra Le Concert des Nations in a variety of programs covering a wide range of different periods and composers, including major projects such as Johann Sebastian Bach’s B minor Mass, Magnificat and St. Matthew Passion, as well as Monteverdi’s Vespers.
His contribution is not confined to stage performances, as since 2010 he has led the professional training academies for singers organised by the CIMA Foundation under the direction of Jordi Savall. The academies involve auditions, the selection of singers, preparation, rehearsals and the revision of the resulting recordings. In 2017 he took over as director of the Young Capella Reial de Catalunya, a project that he co-founded with maestro Savall. Since 2021, he has played a crucial role as La Capella Nacional de Catalunya’s vocal coach in the performance of the 19th century symphonic-choral repertory.
In addition to his collaboration with the above-mentioned ensembles, he has also performed with such distinguished ensembles as Les Saqueboutiers de Toulouse, Ensemble La Fenice,Ensemble Barroque de Limoges, Il Fondamento, the Venice Baroque Orchestra, Ricercar Consort, Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla and Concerto Soave. Together they have performed at venues all over Europe and the USA, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Israel.
This versatile musician has been the choirmaster of the Capella de Música de Santa Maria del Mar in Barcelona, of which he was previously a member under the direction of Enric Gispert. He has also conducted the Children’s Choir and the Girls’ Choir of the Orfeó Català of the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, the Granada City Orchestra Choir and the Young Singers’ Choir of Andalusia. Together with Lambert Climent and Carlos Mena, he has been artistic director of the Andalusian Baroque Choir, as well as the Coro Barroco de Andalucía in Seville, as well as of the choir Vozes linked to Al Ayre Español (Saragossa). At the same time, he launched the FONICS project for young singers and has been guest conductor with a number of different vocal and orchestral ensembles.
As a soloist he has delighted audiences in memorable performances of works such as Monteverdi’s Vespers of the Blessed Virgin, Bach’s Magnificat, Mozart’s Requiem, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, Haydn’s Creation, Debussy’s L’Enfant Prodigue, Bach’s St John Passion and St Matthew Passions, Handel’s Messiah and The Resurection, Bach’s B minor Mass and Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse, among others.
He has had the privilege of performing under conductors such as Salvador Brotons, Pierre Cao, Jordi Casas, Juan José Mena, Antoni Ros Marbà, Manel Valdivieso, Andrew Parrott, Laszlo Heltay, R. Alessandrini, E. Ericsson, Ernest Martínez Izquierdo, Jordi Savall, Salvador Mas, Attilio Cremonesi, Wieland Kuijken, Jordi Mora, Nicholas McGegan, Monica Huggett, Paul Dombrecht, Reinhard Goegel, Christophe Coin, Cristopher Hogwood, Andrea Marcon and Philippe Pierlot.
Lluís Vilamajó has recorded with leading labels including Astrée-Audivis, Alia Vox, Fonti Musicali, Sony-Classical, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Accord, Discant and Cantus.
