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'''Alfredo Perl''' (born 1965) is a [[Chile]]an-[[Germany|German]] classical pianist and conductor,<ref name="Bradt">{{cite book|author=Burford, T.|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=g6k3ftoWSSAC&pg=PA42&dq=Alfredo+Perl&hl=en&ei=RRUBTIyoCov-_Aa45MnJBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CEsQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Alfredo%20Perl&f=false|title=Chile: The Bradt Travel Guide|publisher=[[Bradt Travel Guides]]|year=2005|page=42|isbn=1-84162-076-9}}</ref> best known in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Australia]] and [[Germany]]. He is best known for his recitals of [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s sonatas.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical-music-alfredo-perl-and-maurizio-pollini--beethoven-cycles-wh--rfh-london-1354313.html|title=Classical Music: Alfredo Perl and Maurizio Pollini / Beethoven cycles WH / RFH, London |publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|year=1996|accessdate=May 29, 2010 | date=November 26, 1996}}</ref> He is the current conductor of the [[Detmold Chamber Orchestra]].<ref name="Det">{{cite web|url=http://www.detmolder-kammerorchester.de/|title=Willkommen beim Detmolder Kammerorchester!|publisher=Detmold Chamber Orchestra|accessdate=May 29, 2010|language=German}}</ref><ref name="sipc">{{cite web|url=http://www.sipc2010.org/jury.html|title=The 2010 Competition Jury|publisher=Scottish International Piano Competition|accessdate=May 29, 2010}}</ref>
[[File:RMF AlfredoPerl (c)Klostermann DSC 6993.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.91|Alfredo Perl in [[Rheingau Musik Festival]]]]
'''Alfredo Perl''' (born in [[Santiago de Chile]] in 1965) is a [[Chile]]an-[[Germany|German]] classical pianist and conductor,<ref name="Bradt">{{cite book|author =Burford, T.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g6k3ftoWSSAC&q=Alfredo+Perl&pg=PA42|title=Chile: The Bradt Travel Guide|publisher=[[Bradt Travel Guides]]|year=2005|page=42|isbn=978-1-84162-076-3}}</ref> best known for his recitals of [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s sonatas.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical-music-alfredo-perl-and-maurizio-pollini--beethoven-cycles-wh--rfh-london-1354313.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107215431/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical-music-alfredo-perl-and-maurizio-pollini--beethoven-cycles-wh--rfh-london-1354313.html |archive-date=2012-11-07 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=Classical Music: Alfredo Perl and Maurizio Pollini / Beethoven cycles WH / RFH, London |newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=May 29, 2010 | date=November 26, 1996}}</ref><ref name="sipc">{{cite web|url=http://www.sipc2010.org/jury.html|title=The 2010 Competition Jury|publisher=Scottish International Piano Competition|access-date=May 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407224241/http://www.sipc2010.org/jury.html|archive-date=2010-04-07|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Perl was born in [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], [[Chile]] in 1965. He began playing the piano from a young age. He studied at the Chilean National Conservatory under [[Carlos Botto Vallarino]], and later under [[Günter Ludwig]] in [[Germany]] and [[Maria Curcio]] in [[London]]. Since then, Perl has worked with [[Mitsuko Uchida]], [[Pierre-Laurent Aimard]], [[Martha Argerich]] and [[Daniel Barenboim]].
He began playing the piano from a young age. He studied at the Chilean National Conservatory under Carlos Botto Vallarino, and later under [[Günter Ludwig]] in [[Germany]] and [[Maria Curcio]] in [[London]]. Since then, Perl has worked with [[Mitsuko Uchida]], [[Pierre-Laurent Aimard]], [[Martha Argerich]] and [[Daniel Barenboim]].


He made his debut in the [[International Piano Series]] at the [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]] in [[London]] in 1992.<ref name="hp">{{cite web|url=http://www.harrisonparrott.com/sites/default/files/artist/658/download/Alfredo_Perl_Programme_Biog_0910.pdf|title=Alfredo Perl|publisher=Harrison Parrott Management|accessdate=May 29, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Perl has since performed at many prestigious venues and country houses in the United Kingdom, notably Beethoven recitals at [[Wigmore Hall]] and a [[Frédéric Chopin|Chopin]] recital at the [[Hopetoun House]] in [[Edinburgh]] in 2003. Other notable venues Perl has appeared at include Vienna's [[Musikverein]], Prague's [[Rudolfinum]], Munich's [[Herkulessaal]], [[Osaka]]'s [[Izumi Hall]], [[Buenos Aires]]'s [[Teatro Colón]] and the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire.<ref name="sipc"/>
He made his debut in the International Piano Series at the [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]] in [[London]] in 1992.<ref name="hp">{{cite web|url=http://www.harrisonparrott.com/sites/default/files/artist/658/download/Alfredo_Perl_Programme_Biog_0910.pdf|title=Alfredo Perl|publisher=Harrison Parrott Management|access-date=May 29, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Perl has since performed Beethoven recitals at [[Wigmore Hall]] and a [[Frédéric Chopin|Chopin]] recital at the [[Hopetoun House]] in [[Edinburgh]] in 2003. Other notable venues Perl has appeared at include Vienna's [[Musikverein]], Prague's [[Rudolfinum]], Munich's [[Herkulessaal]], [[Osaka]]'s Izumi Hall, [[Buenos Aires]]'s [[Teatro Colón]] and the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire.<ref name="sipc"/>


He has won awards in [[Japan]], [[Italy]], [[Austria]] and in his native [[Chile]] and went on a tour, performing all of Beethoven's 32 sonatas, which he has also recorded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioudec.cl/enciclopedia/index.php/interpretes/solistas-musicales/13-alfredo-perl.html|title= Solistas: Alfredo Perl|publisher=Enciclopedia de La Musica|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Gramophone Classical Good Cd Guide 1998|publisher=Gramophone, [[Omnibus Press]]|year=1997|isbn=0-902470-94-9|page=100}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=March, I., Greenfield, E., Layton, R., Czajkowski, P|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lCsDIHIwxYUC&q=Alfredo+Perl&dq=Alfredo+Perl&hl=en&ei=RxYBTNDgM5L1_Aae3dTJBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFAQ6AEwCQ|title=
He has won awards in [[Japan]], [[Italy]], [[Austria]] and in his native [[Chile]], and toured a programme of all the Beethoven piano sonatas, which he has also recorded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioudec.cl/enciclopedia/index.php/interpretes/solistas-musicales/13-alfredo-perl.html|title=Solistas: Alfredo Perl|publisher=Enciclopedia de La Musica|language=Spanish|access-date=2010-05-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707011958/http://www.radioudec.cl/enciclopedia/index.php/interpretes/solistas-musicales/13-alfredo-perl.html|archive-date=2011-07-07|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Gramophone Classical Good Cd Guide 1998|publisher=Gramophone, [[Omnibus Press]]|year=1997|isbn=978-0-902470-94-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/gramophoneclassi00omni/page/100 100]|url=https://archive.org/details/gramophoneclassi00omni/page/100}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author =March, I. |author2=Greenfield, E. |author3=Layton, R. |author4=Czajkowski, P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lCsDIHIwxYUC&q=Alfredo+Perl|title=The Penguin guide to compact discs and DVDs: yearbook, 2004/5|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|page=221|isbn=978-0-14-051523-7|date=2004-10-26 }}</ref> Perl has also recorded solo works by [[Robert Schumann|Schumann]], [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]] and [[Ferruccio Busoni|Busoni]] and concertos by [[Edvard Grieg|Grieg]], [[Karol Szymanowski|Szymanowski]] and Liszt. His collaborations with orchestra include the [[London Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]], the [[BBC Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra]] and the [[Melbourne Symphony Orchestra]].<ref name="hp"/> He is noted in particular for his delicate, elegant touch and feeling.<ref name="hp"/><ref name="I01">{{cite news|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-5148416.html|title=Classical: Sublime grandeur in understatement Alfredo Perl Queen Perl Queen Elizabeth Hall London|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=January 19, 2001|access-date=May 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Gramophone, Volume 78, Issues 928-933|publisher=C. Mackenzie|year=2000|page=75}}</ref> ''[[The Age]]'' in [[Melbourne]] wrote, "Chilean pianist Alfredo Perl effectively disseminated the music's elegance. His interpretation was not forced during either the cadenza material or the main body... the highlight of the concert".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harrisonparrott.com/artist/instrumentalist/alfredo-perl|title=Reviews|publisher=Harrison Parrott Management|access-date=May 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419114421/http://www.harrisonparrott.com/artist/instrumentalist/alfredo-perl|archive-date=2010-04-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The Penguin guide to compact discs and DVDs: yearbook, 2004/5|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|page=221|isbn=0-14-051523-2}}</ref> Perl has also recorded solo works by [[Robert Schumann|Schumann]], [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]] and [[Ferruccio Busoni|Busoni]] and concertos by [[Edvard Grieg|Grieg]], [[Karol Szymanowski|Szymanowski]] and Liszt. He is critically acclaimed in a number of countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany and Russia, and has performed with many orchestras, including the [[London Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]], the [[BBC Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra]] and the [[Melbourne Symphony Orchestra]].<ref name="hp"/> He is noted in particular for his delicate, elegant touch and feeling.<ref name="hp"/><ref name="I01">{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-5148416.html|title=Classical: Sublime grandeur in understatement Alfredo Perl Queen Perl Queen Elizabeth Hall London|publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=January 19, 2001|accessdate=May 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Gramophone, Volume 78, Issues 928-933|publisher=C. Mackenzie|year=2000|page=75}}</ref>''[[The Age]]'' in [[Melbourne]] wrote, "Chilean pianist Alfredo Perl effectively disseminated the music's elegance. His interpretation was not forced during either the cadenza material or the main body… the highlight of the concert".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harrisonparrott.com/artist/instrumentalist/alfredo-perl|title=Reviews|publisher=Harrison Parrott Management|accessdate=May 29, 2010}}</ref>
Currently, Perl is conductor of the [[Detmold Chamber Orchestra]]<ref name="Det"/><ref name="sipc"/> and has resided for a considerable amount of time in both [[Munich]] and [[Hamburg]].<ref name="Bradt"/><ref name="hp"/><ref name="I01"/> He has also served as a member of the jury on several piano competitions such as the 2009 [[Bonn Beethoven Competition]] and the 2010 [[Scottish International Piano Competition]].<ref name="sipc"/>
Perl was artistic director of the [[Detmold Chamber Orchestra]] from 2010 to 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=Detmolder Kammer Orchester |url=http://www.detmolder-kammerorchester.de/# |website=detmolder-kammerorchester.de |access-date=29 April 2022 |language=de}}</ref> and has resided in both [[Munich]] and [[Hamburg]].<ref name="Bradt"/><ref name="hp"/><ref name="I01"/> He has also served as a member of the jury on several piano competitions such as the 2009 Bonn Beethoven Competition and the 2010 Scottish International Piano Competition.<ref name="sipc"/>


==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ot9INo7Zvw Perl's recital of Chopin's Prelude no.15 in D flat major at Hopetoun House]


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Alfredo Perl in Rheingau Musik Festival

Alfredo Perl (born in Santiago de Chile in 1965) is a Chilean-German classical pianist and conductor,[1] best known for his recitals of Beethoven's sonatas.[2][3]

Biography

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He began playing the piano from a young age. He studied at the Chilean National Conservatory under Carlos Botto Vallarino, and later under Günter Ludwig in Germany and Maria Curcio in London. Since then, Perl has worked with Mitsuko Uchida, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim.

He made his debut in the International Piano Series at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in 1992.[4] Perl has since performed Beethoven recitals at Wigmore Hall and a Chopin recital at the Hopetoun House in Edinburgh in 2003. Other notable venues Perl has appeared at include Vienna's Musikverein, Prague's Rudolfinum, Munich's Herkulessaal, Osaka's Izumi Hall, Buenos Aires's Teatro Colón and the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire.[3]

He has won awards in Japan, Italy, Austria and in his native Chile, and toured a programme of all the Beethoven piano sonatas, which he has also recorded.[5][6][7] Perl has also recorded solo works by Schumann, Liszt and Busoni and concertos by Grieg, Szymanowski and Liszt. His collaborations with orchestra include the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.[4] He is noted in particular for his delicate, elegant touch and feeling.[4][8][9] The Age in Melbourne wrote, "Chilean pianist Alfredo Perl effectively disseminated the music's elegance. His interpretation was not forced during either the cadenza material or the main body... the highlight of the concert".[10]

Perl was artistic director of the Detmold Chamber Orchestra from 2010 to 2022[11] and has resided in both Munich and Hamburg.[1][4][8] He has also served as a member of the jury on several piano competitions such as the 2009 Bonn Beethoven Competition and the 2010 Scottish International Piano Competition.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Burford, T. (2005). Chile: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-84162-076-3.
  2. ^ "Classical Music: Alfredo Perl and Maurizio Pollini / Beethoven cycles WH / RFH, London". The Independent. November 26, 1996. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "The 2010 Competition Jury". Scottish International Piano Competition. Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d "Alfredo Perl" (PDF). Harrison Parrott Management. Retrieved May 29, 2010. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Solistas: Alfredo Perl" (in Spanish). Enciclopedia de La Musica. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  6. ^ Gramophone Classical Good Cd Guide 1998. Gramophone, Omnibus Press. 1997. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-902470-94-1.
  7. ^ March, I.; Greenfield, E.; Layton, R.; Czajkowski, P. (2004-10-26). The Penguin guide to compact discs and DVDs: yearbook, 2004/5. Penguin Books. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-14-051523-7.
  8. ^ a b "Classical: Sublime grandeur in understatement Alfredo Perl Queen Perl Queen Elizabeth Hall London". The Independent. January 19, 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  9. ^ Gramophone, Volume 78, Issues 928-933. C. Mackenzie. 2000. p. 75.
  10. ^ "Reviews". Harrison Parrott Management. Archived from the original on 2010-04-19. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  11. ^ "Detmolder Kammer Orchester". detmolder-kammerorchester.de (in German). Retrieved 29 April 2022.