During her young life the Belgian viola da gamba-soloist Sophie Watillon (b. December 7, 1965 - d. August 31, 2005) gained international fame with refined and sensitive solo interpretations of Early Music and Baroque compositions for viola da gamba.

Sophie Watillon was born in Namur, Belgium in a musical family.She studied sixteen years old with Philippe Pierlot in Maastricht, Wieland Kuijken in Brussels and at Schola Cantorum, Basel with Paolo Pandolfo.Besides her solo career Watillon was a permanent member of Hesperion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Le Concert des Nations of Jordi SavallShe played as well with Eminario Musicale, Cantus Köln, Poème Harmonique and Ricercar Consort.

Academic career

• Professor viola da gamba Escola Superior de Musica de Catalunya, Barcelona

Recordings

(labels: Alpha - Summit records - Ligia Digital - Ricercar)

• The Art of the Viola bastarda, song and dance in music for viol in Italy
• Ortiz: Improvisations and Recercadas on La Folia, Doulce mémoire, The Passamezzo Antico, The Passamezzo Moderno
  
• Sandrin: Doulce mémoire
  
• Ruffa: La Danza, La Piva, La Gamba
  
• Rore: Ancor che co'l partire
  
• Dalla Casa: Rognoni
  
• Bassani: Cosi le chiome
  
• Bonizzi: Hellas comment
  
• Selma Y Salaverde: Vestiva i colli
  
• Corelli: Sonata La Follia, op. 5, no. 12
• Recordings with Philippe Herreweghe
  
• Numereous recordings with Hesperion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
  

References

• Société Française de Viole [1]
• Alpha records [2]
• Abeille Info [3]
• Proxi-Liège [4]

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Sophie Watillon

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