Sibelius Academy Guitar Festival: SoloDuo – Matteo Mela & Lorenzo Micheli
You can watch a free live stream of the concert on Youtube, 1 April, 19–21.
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, and the album “Metamorphoses”, as well as a dozen solo recordings. Their latest CD, featuring a selection of Beethoven’s Sonatas, has been released by Decca Records.
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. They record exclusively for Decca-Universal.
Performers
SoloDuo:
- Matteo Mela ja Lorenzo Micheli, guitar
Programme
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
- Petite Suite
- En bateau
- Cortège
- Menuet
- Ballet
Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
- Tango Suite
- Allegro
- Andante rubato, melanconico
- Allegro
Inermission
Johann Sebastiano Bach (1685–1750)
- Italian Concerto BWV 971
- I.
- II. Andante
- III. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
- Sonate pathétique op. 13
- Grave – Allegro molto e con brio
- Adagio cantabile
- Rondò. Allegro
Further information: Matti Leisma
Sibelius Academy Guitar Festival 1–9 April 2022
The concert is part of the Sibelius Academy Guitar Festival. The fourth Sibelius Academy Guitar Festival showcases the artistic talents of Sibelius Academy guitar students. This time, SoloDuo, one of the world’s most prestigious guitar duos, will also be performing in in the Sibelius Academy International Visitor Programme.
SIBELIUS ACADEMY’S INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAMME
SoloDuo’s teaching visit and its concluding concert are part of the International Visitor program launched at the Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts in 2019. It complements the regular bachelor’s and master’s studies offered by the Sibelius Academy by inviting artists who represent the highest talent level of their respective fields to come and teach in Finland. The distinguished visiting artists work alongside students and teachers at the Sibelius Academy mainly in periods of one year or two years at a time. The international visitor programme has been supported by the Jane and Aatos Erkko foundation and Jenny and Antti Wihuri foundation.
You can watch a free live stream of the concert on Youtube, 1 April, 19–21.
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, and the album “Metamorphoses”, as well as a dozen solo recordings. Their latest CD, featuring a selection of Beethoven’s Sonatas, has been released by Decca Records.
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. They record exclusively for Decca-Universal.
Performers
SoloDuo:
- Matteo Mela ja Lorenzo Micheli, guitar
Programme
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
- Petite Suite
- En bateau
- Cortège
- Menuet
- Ballet
Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
- Tango Suite
- Allegro
- Andante rubato, melanconico
- Allegro
Inermission
Johann Sebastiano Bach (1685–1750)
- Italian Concerto BWV 971
- I.
- II. Andante
- III. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
- Sonate pathétique op. 13
- Grave – Allegro molto e con brio
- Adagio cantabile
- Rondò. Allegro
Further information: Matti Leisma
Sibelius Academy Guitar Festival 1–9 April 2022
The concert is part of the Sibelius Academy Guitar Festival. The fourth Sibelius Academy Guitar Festival showcases the artistic talents of Sibelius Academy guitar students. This time, SoloDuo, one of the world’s most prestigious guitar duos, will also be performing in in the Sibelius Academy International Visitor Programme.
SIBELIUS ACADEMY’S INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAMME
SoloDuo’s teaching visit and its concluding concert are part of the International Visitor program launched at the Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts in 2019. It complements the regular bachelor’s and master’s studies offered by the Sibelius Academy by inviting artists who represent the highest talent level of their respective fields to come and teach in Finland. The distinguished visiting artists work alongside students and teachers at the Sibelius Academy mainly in periods of one year or two years at a time. The international visitor programme has been supported by the Jane and Aatos Erkko foundation and Jenny and Antti Wihuri foundation.