Tatiana Perilla is a music researcher, violinist, and university lecturer
whose work integrates artistic practice with academic inquiry in the field of contemporary music. She holds a PhD in Arts from the University of Antioquia (Colombia), awarded with the distinction Summa Cum Laude, and a Master’s degree in Music Theory from EAFIT University (Colombia). She completed her professional training as a violinist at the Higher Institute of Arts (Instituto Superior de Arte, ISA) in Havana, Cuba.
Her research trajectory has focused on contemporary violin repertoire in Colombia and Latin America,
contributing to its dissemination through national premieres, world premieres, and commercial recordings in both solo and chamber music settings. She is actively involved in artistic initiatives that incorporate sonic experimentation and improvisation from interdisciplinary perspectives. Her academic interests include the theoretical study of listening, musical indeterminacy, and the exploration of conceptual approaches inspired by quantum physics.
She has collaborated with composers such as Alfredo Diez Nieto and Tulio Peramo (Cuba),
Marius Díaz, Tomás Díaz, Rafael Llanos, and Nelson Bohórquez (Colombia), as well as Eufrasio Prates (Brazil). In 2020, she was awarded the Music Creation Grant for Independent Projects by the Pereira Municipal Cultural Incentives Program for her project Pearl in Present: Solo Violin Repertoire by Composers from the City of Pereira.
As a researcher, she has participated in more than ten research projects funded by the University of Cundinamarca and the National University of Colombia.
She serves as a guest researcher at the Núcleo Amazônico de Pesquisa Musical (NAP) in Brazil. Since 2025, she has been a member of the Network of Teachers and Researchers in Music Theory, Analysis, and Pedagogy at the University of La Serena (Chile). She is currently affiliated with the Music Program at the University of Cundinamarca (Colombia). She holds the rank of Associate Researcher recognized by the Colombian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MinCiencias) and serves as a peer reviewer in the fields of Music and Musicology.
