Paul Beier (Lute)

Born: USA

The American lutenist, Paul Beier, graduated from the Royal College of Music, London, where he inherited a passion for research into early performance practices from his teacher, Diana Poulton.

Paul Beier has performed throughout Europe, Australia, North and South America with a solo repertoire extending from the early Sixteenth Century to the music of Bach and Weiss. Founder and director of Galatea, he collaborates with many baroque music groups and has taken part in productions of early opera in theaters such as La Scala, Milan and the Santa Fe Opera in New Mexico.

Paul Beier has recorded for labels such as Opus 111, Stradivarius, Glossa, Cantus, Synfonia, Nuova Era, Tactus, Amadeus and Concerto. His CDs (10 solo lute recordings and 4 as director of Galatea) have been received very well; some of them earned important recognition such as Disque du Mois of Répertoire, 5 Diapason, 5 stars of Goldberg, etc.

In 1981 Paul Beier was invited to create the lute program at the Civica Scuola di Musica in Milan,Italy, where he also teaches basso continuo and Renaissance ensemble. A founding member of the Italian Lute Society, he is a consulting editor of the Lute Society of America Journal.

Source: Paul Beier Website; Photos by Luca Maresca (LM), Roberta Chiesa (RC) & Giorgio de Giorgi (GG)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (June 2008)

Paul Beier: Short Biography | Recordings of Instrumental Works

Links to other Sites

Paul Beier: Lutenist (Official Website) [English/Italian]

Paul Beier (Wikipedia)