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. 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. 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.
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". Perl was artistic director of the
Detmold Chamber Orchestra from 2010 to 2022 and has resided in both
Munich and
Hamburg. 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. ==References==