Intesa Duo

Intesa is an Italian word meaning “understanding”, or a meeting of minds. This ethos of collaboration is embodied in the duo’s programming, where folk and early music are placed side-by-side, bringing together European and Armenian traditions through narrative and self-accompaniment. 

Intesa performs regularly in the UK and internationally. Highlights include several sold-out concerts at Handel Hendrix House and Fidelio Cafe, a residency with the National Centre for Early Music, the Leeds International Concert Season, the Stoke Newington Early Music Festival and the Islington Arts Festival in London. Overseas engagements have included two performances at the Utrecht Fabulous Fringe Early Music Festival, concerts at Vilalte Festival, a New York debut concert at the Harold Pratt House and the Gotham Early Music Scene Midtown Concerts series, and a concert in Vienna as part of the Resonanzen early music festival. Upcoming engagements feature performing at the Residenzwoche Munchen, a return to the Vienna Resonanzen Festival, and a tour of Scotland in January 2026, organised by the Tunnell Trust. 

They are currently recording their debut album, which will be available on the Pelle d’Oca label in 2026. Since their founding, Intesa were awarded the 2023-24 Chamber Music Fellowship at the Royal Academy of Music, won 2nd prize at the #GeneraciónSMADE competition in Spain, and are one of five winners of the Tunnell Trust Awards in 2024.