Gerhard Uebele

Gerhard Uebele is a Berlin-based violinist and music writer working across free improvisation, contemporary composition and experimental sound. Born in 1962 in Gomadingen-Offenhausen, Germany, he studied musicology, philosophy and education. Since the 1980s he has been active in improvised music, approaching the violin as an instrument for both musical dialogue and detailed timbral exploration.

His collaborations include Sirone, Tristan Honsinger, Phil Minton, Harri Sjöström and Ernesto Rodrigues. Alongside his playing, Uebele has written about music and helped organise the Violinale Berlin festival in 2009 in association with Exploratorium Berlin. His work connects the practices of musical performance, critical listening and writing.

Creative Sources documents several stages of Uebele's work, from the string quartet recording contre-plongée (CS011) to Licht (CS333), THUYA (CS378), ArZt (CS414), con versa tions (CS821) and Solitude (CS884). The latter two recordings bring his violin into close dialogue with Ernesto Rodrigues on viola and Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, exploring concentrated textures and spontaneous chamber interaction.