Matteo Messori (mmessori@cappella-augustana.org ) was born in Bologna where he studied Organ and Counterpoint, graduating with the best of marks and the summa cum laude. He studied Harpischord under the harpsichordist, organist, conductor and singer Sergio Vartolo at the Conservatories of Mantua and Venice, graduating as well with the best of marks and the summa cum laude. In addition, he studied Musicology at the University of his native city, Bologna.
He is active as a soloist of harpsichord and organ and as conductor in Italy, Europe and America and together with various chamber music ensembles.
In order to deepen the musical and cultural relationship between the Bel Paese and the northern musical world between the sixteenth and seventeenth century, Matteo Messori founded the ensemble Cappella Augustana, which he is conducting in the first complete recording of Heinrich Schütz' works for the Dutch music label Brilliant Classics.
He is recording several keyboards works by Johann Sebastian Bach (Clavierübung III, Canonische Veränderungen, Die Kunst der Fuge and Aufrichtige Anleitung) for Brilliant Classics – the organ pieces were played on Thuringian, Silesian and Saxon historical organs - and the complete keyboard works by Johann Caspar Kerll, soon.
He has recently conducted the State Chamber Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus in a concert at the Philharmonic Hall of Minsk. In the summer 2007 he has conducted the first Italian stage performance of the Händel oratorio La Bellezza ravveduta staged by the director Denis Krief for the Sagra Musicale Malatestiana in Rimini.
He is Professor of Organ and Counterpoint, Continuo and Historical Keyboard Instruments at the Bergamo Conservatory.

Other information about Matteo Messori is available at www.matteomessori.com.