Mandolin Duo · Zurich

Eight strings,
a single breath.

Elena & Valerij Kisseljow perform as a mandolin duo — from Baroque originals to the modern repertoire. Concerts, two of their own recordings, and teaching in the Zurich area.

Book a concert→ Meet the duo

NEAPOLITAN STRINGS · g · d · a · e

Duo · years on stage

2 CDs Calace · Kuwahara

Baroque — modern Four mandolin eras

Uster & Zurich Teaching at two schools

The Duo

Two voices from one instrument family.

Elena plays the mandolin in four historical forms — Baroque, Neapolitan of the 18th and early 20th century, and modern. Valerij adds Neapolitan and modern mandolin, mandola, and the rare Lito-Cantabile. Together they span the range from bass to descant.

Vita & story→ Our instruments

Three ways

Concert

On stage

Programmes from Baroque to modern — as a duo, with guests or as part of a soirée.

Enquire → Recordings

Two CDs

"Maestro Calace" and "Maestro Kuwahara" — two homages to seminal mandolin composers.

View CDs → Teaching

Passing it on

Elena teaches at the Uster music school, Valerij at MKZ Zurich — supported by online tutorials.

Tutorials & lessons →

Six instruments

A rare palette of sound.

All instruments

Baroque mandolinNeapolitan · 18th c.Neapolitan · c. 1900Modern mandolinMandolaLito-Cantabile

Our CDs

Two homages, two worlds.

Maestro Calace

Raffaele Calace — works for mandolin & liuto cantabile

Maestro Kuwahara

Yasuo Kuwahara — for mandolin, mandola & guitar

Learn with Leo & Kissy

We help you keep going.

In our learning area "Sounding Mandolin with Leo and Kissy", video lessons support your practice — with a tempo control to play along slowly and small steps that make it easy to keep going.

Go to the tutorials → play.mandola.ch