Hille Perl:
I believe that old instruments convey the wisdom of our ancestors.
 
The gambist and one of the three soloists in the Musical Parnassus concert talks about her instrument, which was built in the second half of the 17th century.
 
What has been the fate of the viola da gamba, an instrument that almost went out of fashion in the 19th century?
 
How does an old musical instrument differ from a modern one?
 
And why play original musical instruments at all?