As SoloDuo, Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli have performed throughout Europe, Asia, the USA, Canada and Latin America, and have been acclaimed everywhere - from New York's Carnegie Hall to Seoul's Sejong Chamber Hall and Vienna's Konzerthaus - as one of the best ensembles ever heard. About one of their performances, The Washington Post wrote: "the duo's playing was nothing less than rapturous - profound and unforgettable musicianship of the highest order."

In addition to classic, romantic and modern repertoire, Matteo and Lorenzo - joined by lutenist Massimo Lonardi - enjoy exploring the early literature for baroque guitar and theorbo. Together, Matteo and Lorenzo have recorded Francois de Fossa's Three Quartets, op. 19 (Stradivarius 2004), a CD of 17th century Italian music for baroque guitar, archlute and theorbo ("La Suave Melodia", Stradivarius 2008), "Solaria", an anthology of 20th century masterpieces for two guitars (Pomegranate 2007), the Duos Concertants by Antoine De Lhoyer (Naxos 2007), a collection of chamber works by Mauro Giuliani (Amadeus 2008), a collection of 19th century pieces for two guitars ("Noesis", Pomegranate 2009), the Sonatas of Ferdinand Rebay (Stradivarius 2010), the Arias and Cantatas of Alessandro Scarlatti (Stradivarius 2012) and the 24 Preludes and Fugues by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (Solaria 2012), as well as a dozen solo recordings on the labels Naxos, Brilliant Records, Kookaburra, Mel Bay, and Stradivarius. 

Matteo resides in Geneva, Switzerland, where he teaches at the Conservatoire Populaire. Lorenzo lives in Milan, Italy, and teaches both at the CSI Conservatory in Lugano, Switzerland, and the Conservatory of Aosta, Italy.

For further information, please visit www.soloduo.it, www.matteomela.it and www.lorenzomicheli.com