The Artists

Two voices, one sound

Two viol players, two traditions — meeting in the noble register where chamber music becomes conversation.

Adele Serena playing the viola da gamba

Adele Serena

Viola da Gamba

Adele began her musical studies at a very young age and chose to focus on the viola da gamba at twelve, studying under Bettina Hoffmann in Vicenza. Currently based in Brussels, she continues her training with Lucile Boulanger and Philippe Pierlot.

Her work reflects a strong interest in Renaissance repertoire and consort music, with a specialisation in French, English, and Italian solo repertoire. She has performed in chamber settings across Italy, France, and Belgium.

"The viol asks for patience — and gives back a voice you didn't know you had."

José Huamaní playing the viola da gamba

José Huamaní

Viola da Gamba

A former musicologist and festival director in Lima, José studied with Myriam Rignol at the CNSMD de Lyon and with Teodoro Bau through the IBERMUSICAS scholarship — two extremely different schools of viol that he constantly brings to his playing.

He combines European early music with American academic and oral traditions, and is now based in Belgium as a musician and artistic director. His curiosity for popular and ancestral repertoires shapes much of Due Colibrí's programming.

"Two schools of viol, one bow — the difference is where the music starts."

"Their chemistry — despite apparent differences — has motivated them to work together and to share the most intense emotions through the noble sound of their viols."

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