Sophie Watillon

Sophie Watillon (7 December 1965 – 31 August 2005) was a Belgian viol player who specialized in Baroque music.

At the age of sixteen, she began studying music with Philippe Pierlot in Maastricht, and then further with Wieland Kuijken in Brussels and with Paolo Pandolfo at Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Basel.

Besides her solo career, Watillon was a permanent member of Hesperion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Le Concert des Nations of Jordi Savall.

She played with various ensembles such as Il Seminario Musicale, Cantus Cölln, Le Poème Harmonique, Ricercar Consort, Stylus Phantasticus.

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