Boel Gidholm studied violin at the University of Gothenburg in her home country of Sweden, and studied baroque violin and performance practice at the Akademie f ür Alte Musik in Bremen, Germany. She has performed throughout Europe and the US as a baroque violinist and violist, working with early music ensembles such as Ensemble Aperto (Hannover-Köln), Fiori Musicali-Barockorchester Bremen, the New York Collegium, ARTEK, Concert Royal, Apollo's Fire, and Ars Lyrica Houston. She appears on recordings with Fiori Musicali-Barockorchester Bremen, Steintor Barock (Bremen), L’Arco (Hannover), Apollo's Fire, New York State Baroque Orchestra and The Publick Musick. Chamber music performances have taken her to Italy, France, Latvia, the Canary Islands, Canada and Denmark.

Press notices:

" Gidholm especially plays with an earthy directness, enthusiastically in sync with the music's emphasis on mercurial drama..."
The Austin Chronicle, August 2004

"... the musical joy they transmitted in Stallet was spontaneous throughout, from the calmest adagio to the most violent presto...not only technically flawless, but with the ability to make this old music understandable in all its components." (duo program)
V ä sterviks Tidningen, Sweden, July 2002