Repertoire
Matei's repertoire encompasses works from Classical, Romantic and French Impressionism. He is also highly regarded as an interpreter of 20th Century repertoire, and especially South African contemporary works, having introduced many pieces to audiences. He also conducts large choral works like Handel's Messiah and Haydn's Creation as well as concerts of opera arias.
| Beethoven | All symphonies |
| Berlioz | Symphonie fantastique, Damnation of Faust and L'Enfant du Christ |
| Brahms | All symphonies |
| Bruckner | Symphonies 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 |
| Bartók | Concerto for orchestra and the Miraculous Mandarin |
| Dvořák | Symphonies 7, 8 and 9 |
| Debussy | La mer, Images, Laprès-midi d'un faune et Nocturnes |
| C. Frank | Symphony in d minor |
| Enesco | Romanian Rhapsodies No I and 2; symphonies 1, 2 and 3 |
| Haydn | All symphonies |
| Mahler | Symphonies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 |
| Mozart | All symphonies |
| Mendelssohn | "Scottish" and "Italian" symphonies |
| Prokofiev | Romeo and Juliette Suite and symphonies 1 and 5 |
| Rimsky-Korsakov | Scheherazade, Capriccio Espagnol, Russian Easter Overture and Sinfonietta |
| Ravel | Rhapsodie Espagnole, Alborada del graciozo, Bolero, Le tombeau de Couperin, La Valse, Ma Mère l'Oye and Daphnis et Chloé |
| Schubert | All symphonies |
| Schumann | All symphonies |
| Shostakovich | Symphonies 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 15 |
| Saint-Saëns | Organ Symphony |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphonies 4, 5, 6 and Manfred |
| Stravinsky | Pulcinella, Petrushka, Rite of Spring and Chant du Rossignol |
| Sibelius | Symphonies 2, 3 and 5 |
| R. Strauss | Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegels, Ein Heldenleben and Eine Alpensymphonie |