Depuis 1989, année où il fréquente le Gulbenkian Course for Composers and Choreographers, il collabore avec de nombreux chorégraphes dont Jeremy James, Russell Maliphant, Lynda Gaudreaux, Stephanie Schober, Jonathan Burrows et à trois reprises avec Siobhan Davis (dans Art of Touch, Bank et In Plain Clothes). Depuis sa résidence à la prestigieuse Akademie Schloss Solitude de Stuttgart, il compose aussi beaucoup pour le théâtre, pour des productions de Thomas Ostermeier (Schaubühne, Berlin), Tom Kuhnel (TAT, Francfort) et Elmar Goerden (Residenz, Munich). Sa musique de concert est jouée partout au monde, par des interprètes de la trempe des Robyn Schulkovsy, Quatuor Balanescu, Quatuor Smith ou Carole Cerasi. Avec son proche collaborateur Jonathan Burrows, Matteo a conçu une trilogie de duos (Both Sitting Duet, The Quiet Dance et Speaking Dance), qui a jusqu’à maintenant tourné dans plus de vingt pays et s’est mérité un Bessie Award à New-York. De plus, il dirige des ateliers de composition à l’école de danse d’Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker à Bruxelles. Il compose actuellement la musique pour la nouvelle œuvre de Siobhan Davies, 2 Quartets.

Since 1989, when he attended the Gulbenkian Course for Composers and Choreographers, he has collaborated with many choreographers, including Jeremy James, Russell Maliphant, Lynda Gaudreaux, Stephanie Schober, Jonathan Burrows and three times with Siobhan Davies (Art of Touch, Bank, In Plain Clothes) Since his residency at the prestigious Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart he has also written much theatre music, for productions by Thomas Ostermeier (Schaubühne, Berlin,) Tom Kuhnel (TAT, Frankfurt) and Elmar Goerden, (Residenz, Munich). His concert music has been heard around the world, played by leading performers such as Robyn Schulkovsky, Balanescu Quartet, Smith Quartet and Carole Cerasi. Together with close collaborator Jonathan Burrows, Matteo has made a trilogy of duets (Both Sitting Duet, The Quiet Dance, and Speaking Dance), which have toured so far to over 20 countries and won a Bessie Award in New York. Matteo also teaches composition workshops at Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker’s dance school in Brussels. He is currently writing music for Siobhan Davies’ new piece, 2 Quartets.