Philippe Pierlot (born 1958) is a Belgian viola da gamba player and a conductor in historically informed performance, e.g. as director of the Ricercar Consort. He is also an academic teacher at the royal conservatories of The Hague and Brussels. Career: Born in Liège, Pierlot learned to play the recorder, the guitar and the lute at the age of twelve. He studied playing the viola da gamba with Wieland Kuijken. In 1980, he founded the ensemble Ricercar Consort, with the violinist François Fernandez and the keyboard player Bernard Foccroulle, focusing on the performance and recording o… read more
Philippe Pierlot (born 1958) is a Belgian viola da gamba player and a conductor in historically informed performance, e.g. as director of the Ricercar Consort. He is also an academic teacher at the royal conservatories of The Hague and Brussels. Career: Born in Liège, Pierlot learned to play … read more
Philippe Pierlot (born 1958) is a Belgian viola da gamba player and a conductor in historically informed performance, e.g. as director of the Ricercar Consort. He is also an academic teacher at the royal conservatories of The Hague and Brussels. Career: Born in Liège, Pierlot learned to play the recorder, the guitar and the lute at the age of twelve. He studied p… read more