SoloDuo

Simply invoking the name SoloDuo, consisting of Lorenzo Micheli and Matteo Mela, portends a concert of state-of-the-art duo playing. And they did not disappoint. Everything was a gem: the Debussy Petite Suite, Piazzolla Tango Suite, and their miraculous version of Beethoven’s Sonata Pathétique. A handful of other duos are on this level now, but none are better.

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Breathtaking recital Friday night by the young Italian virtuosos Lorenzo Micheli and Matteo Mela, who perform together as Soloduo. Extraordinarily sensitive, with effortless command and an almost unbearable delicacy of touch, the duo’s playing was nothing less than rapturous — profound and unforgettable musicianship of the highest order. 
The Washington Post

Anyone who made it to the third recital of the Classical Guitar Weekend to hear the guitar duo SoloDuo likely would have considered themselves blessed to have attended an unforgettable performance. Comprised of guitarists Lorenzo Micheli (a world-class soloist in his own right) and Matteo Mela, SoloDuo poured forth music of passion, beauty, and refinement from start to finish.
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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, from Kiev’s Hall of Columns to Vienna’s Konzerthaus and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw – 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 – have extensively explored Italian music from the XVII and XVIII century on early instruments. Together, Matteo and Lorenzo have recorded François de Fossa’s Three Quartets, op. 19, a CD of 17th Century Italian music for baroque guitar, archlute and theorbo (“La Suave Melodia”), a selection of Arias and Cantatas by Alessandro Scarlatti (“Clori, ninfa e amante”), an anthology of 20th Century masterpieces for two guitars (“Solaria”), the Duos Concertants op. 31 by Antoine De Lhoyer, a collection of 19th Century pieces for two guitars (“Noesis”), the Sonatas of Ferdinand Rebay, the 24 Preludes and Fugues by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, the album “Metamorphoses”, a selection of Beethoven’s Sonatas, as well as a dozen solo recordings. Their lates CD (Scarlatti, 12 Sonatas) was released in 2024 by Evidence Classics.

Matteo resides in Geneva, Switzerland, where he teaches at the Conservatoire Populaire. Lorenzo lives in Milan, Italy; he is guitar professor and Head of the Graduate Studies at the University School of Music in Lugano, Switzerland. They are Artists in Residence at the University of Colorado Boulder and Columbus State University in Columbus, GA.

Matteo and Lorenzo use D’Addario Strings.https://www.youtube.com/embed/IiezZfaQ4tAhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/1P0ujbW21RMhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/W-8YiXcSXzg

Additional Info

• Seating: General admission, first-come first-served.
• Age Requirement: Ages 8+. Under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
• Refund Policy: Tickets are non-refundable but transferable — you’re welcome to gift or sell them.
• Bookings: Tickets must be purchased online. No sales at the door.
• Accessibility: All venues are wheelchair accessible.
• Doors Open: 45 minutes before concert start time.
• Concert Length: 75 minutes (no interval).