“delightful, passionate… a dialogue, a duel at times… unintimidated…” – Libertà (Piacenza, Italy)

Susan Botti, soprano/composer / Airi Yoshioka, violin

As solo artists, Susan and Airi have devoted their musical careers to new music. After performing together in various chamber settings, Airi commissioned Susan to write a work for just voice and violin, resulting in Botti’s Mangetsu. Realizing that there was a special spark when the music was stripped down to just their two voices intertwined, they formed Duo della Luna to explore this further. The duo has performed in the US, Canada, and Italy. Given the unusual vocal/instrumental combination, it was natural that their individual devotion to contemporary works would continue as a duo. Their repertoire includes new works as well as the traditional - celebrating the natural world, myths, and story-telling - expressing universal, timeless messages.

Also committed educators, the duo seeks out opportunities for outreach to schools and community centers.