William Bauer, baroque
viola & viola d'amore, comes from St. Louis.
He began his baroque studies on the viola d’amore
under Joseph Ceo (University of Rhode Island). Subsequently,
he has studied baroque violin with Reinhard Goebel
(Musica Antiqua Köln) and Richard Gwilt (London
Baroque). He appeared at numerous concerts, and
has been a soloist at the Iraklion International
Festival (Crete), the Lisbon and Vancouver Early
Music festivals. He has produced solo recordings
for the well-known labels such as Deutsche Grammophon,
Polydor, Naxos, First Edition, Nannerl and Studio
115.