Hille Perl

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Hille Perl (born in Bremen in 1965) is a German virtuoso performer of the viola da gamba and lirone. She is considered to be one of the world's finest viola da gamba players, specializing in solo and ensemble music of the 17th and 18th centuries. She has a particular interest in French Baroque repertoire for seven-string bass viola da gamba, which she plays with an almost vocal, yet refined tone. She also performs Spanish, Italian and German repertoire for the instrument and has released several CDs.

Her long-time duo partner is Lee Santana, who plays the lute, theorbo, chitarrone, and baroque guitar.

She decided to play the viola da gamba after attending a Wieland Kuijken concert when she was five years old.

She studied with Ingrid Stampa.

Her father Helmuth Perl was a musicologist who specialized in Mozart. Her daughter Marthe is a viol player too.

She plays a seven-string Tielke replica made by Ingo Muthesius and a six-string Italian gamba made by Claus Derenbach.

Perl lives in northern Germany and teaches at the University of the Arts Bremen.

[edit] Discography

Sainte Colombe Seven strings and more - Retrouvé & Changé BMG Ariola 05472 77373 2
J. S. Bach Sonatas for Viola da gamba & Harpsichord BWV 1027-1029 with Michael Behringer
Doulce Memoire Glosas, Passeggiati & Diminuitions around 1600 BMG Ariola 05472 77502 2
Lee Santana's music The Star and the Sea Carpe Diem - 16264
Tinto by Los Otros BMG 05472 77861 2 with Lee Santana and Steve Player
Why Not Here, English viol music with Friederike Heumann Carpe Diem 16270
Marais's Pour la Violle et le Théorbe BMG 82876 58791 2 with Lee Santana
Los Otros Marañones de Aguirre BMG 82876 60489 2, with Lee Santana and Pedro Esteban
Telemann's La Viola da Gamba Concertata SONY BMG 82876000000