Duo Noli - Soattin

Duo Noli Soattin: The DUO NOLI-SOATTIN is an Italian guitar-duo formed in 2011. Roberto Noli and Luca Soattin received their degree in guitar and music from the Conservatorio di Musica “Niccolò Paganini” of Genoa (Italy) with Pino and Federico Briasco.

Thereafter, they specialized in 19th century guitar and chamber music with Claudio Maccari and Paolo Pugliese at the Department of Early Music of the International Academy of Music “Claudio Abbado” in Milan (Italy). The DUO gave concerts in Italy, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark and Faroe Islands, becoming soon one of the leading ensembles, which have rediscovered and brought to the audience the transition guitar repertoire of the period between the 18th and 19th century. Thanks to the rediscovery and performance of this repertoire, the DUO has given lectures on iconography and historical informed performance at the Department of Musicology and Cultural Heritage of the University of Pavia/Cremona (Italy). Beyond this specific musical period, the DUO has launched the project "original instruments | original sound", revolving around the performance of pre-romantic and romantic repertoire for guitar duo on authentic instruments. Roberto Noli and Luca Soattin play original early 19th century instruments mounted with gut and coated-silk strings. The DUO boasts among its collection rare guitars such as: “Paolo Castello fecit Genuæ anno 1804”, “Jens Nielsen Gade, Kjöbenhavn 1816”, “Gaetano Guadagnini, Torino 1836”, “Franz Heinrich Schmidt, Wien 1848” (terz-guitar),“Pfaffer Eitner, Berlin” (19th century), “Francisco De Paul, Buenos Aires” (late 19th century).