Intesa was formed in 2023 at the Royal Academy of Music by Lucine Musaelian and Nathan Giorgetti, with the goal of celebrating the viol’s combination with the voice. Intesa is an Italian word meaning “understanding”, or a meeting of minds. This ethos of collaboration and agreement is embodied in the duo’s programming, where folk and early music repertoire are placed side-by-side, bringing together European and Armenian traditions through narrative and self-accompaniment.

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 Estella (Spain), and are one of five winners of the Tunnell Trust Awards in 2024.

Intesa performs regularly in the UK and internationally. They have performed several sold-out concerts at Handel Hendrix House and Fidelio Cafe, and have been invited to perform at the York Early Music Festival and at the Leeds Conservatoire. Overseas engagements have included two performances at the Utrecht Fringe Early Music Festival, a residency at Ferrandou Musique, a concert at Vilalte Festival, and a New York debut concert the Harold Pratt House and Peterson Hall in as part of an Armenian General Benevolent Union event celebrating Armenian culture, and the Gotham Early Music Scene Midtown Concerts series. In January 2025, they will perform in Vienna as part of the “Resonanzen” early music festival.