Italian born Marcello Gatti studied early music in Italy and at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague (NL), where he graduated with distinction in 1997. He has since performed all over the world, in a very great variety of repertory with renaissance, baroque, classical and romantic transverse flutes, joining some of the most renowned and specialized ensemble and orchestra as: Zefiro, Europa Galante, Accademia Bizantina, Le Concerts de Nations, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ensemble Aurora, Il Pomo d’Oro, Hofkapelle München, L’Orfeo, Attaignant Consort, Cantus Cölln, Turchini and others.

He has played in more then 70 recordings with historical instruments.

After teaching at the Hochschule “Felix Mendelssohn” in Leipzig, he is currently professor at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg.