Margret Koell

**Margret Koell** is a leading expert in historical harps, specializing in everything from triple harps to single-action models. She’s toured globally as a soloist and collaborates with top baroque ensembles like Il Giardino Armonico and Accademia Bizantina, performing at major venues including Salzburg Festival, Covent Garden, and Milan’s La Scala. Starting with Tyrolian folk harp, she trained in Innsbruck, Baltimore, and Munich before diving into historical performance practices under mentors like Andrew Lawrence-King. Since 2012, she’s taught baroque harp at Berlin’s Hanns Eisler College and earned Austria’s Jakob Stainer Prize for her contributions to early music. Her chamber music partnerships span lutenist Luca Pianca, violinist Dmitry Sinkovsky, and soprano Roberta Invernizzi, reflecting her versatility across folk, classical, and avant-garde projects. While specific details about her recent releases like *Sound Stories* or *L'arpa Barberini* aren’t covered here, her recorded works often highlight the harp’s evolving role in early music.

Genres

Chamber Music

Latest Release

Sound Stories

Margret Koell•

Stefan Temmingh

Album - 17 Tracks - Released October 18, 2024