Mario Caroli started the flute at the age of 14 and he got his soloist diploma at the age of 19. He has since enjoyed a highly successful solo career as one of the most remarkable flutists of his generation. In his concerts he combines works by Marin Marais and Brian Ferneyhough with disarming simplicity. There are no barriers between the different stylistic areas for him and he refuses to be seen as a ‘specialist’ in ‘limited’ genres. Kurtág called him "one of the best interpreters I’ve never met", and Sciarrino in the booklet of the recording of the complete works for solo flute, wrote: "This young Paganini of the flute is an example for many famous musicians. Possessing a technique without limits, he doesn’t content himself with the usual repertoire.".

"Mario Caroli has nearly superhuman skill, paired with extraordinary musical intelligence" American Record Guide

"The range of colour and texture that this outstanding soloist obtains is hauntingly beautiful" The Guardian