Uto Ughi
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bruto Diodato Emilio Ughi |
| Born | January 21, 1944 Busto Arsizio, Italy |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist |
| Instrument(s) | Violin |
| Years active | 1951–present |
| Labels | RCA Records |
| Website | www.utoughi.com |
Diodato "Uto" Ughi, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (Italian: ['uto 'uːɡi]; born 21 January 1944 in Busto Arsizio, Italy) is an Italian violinist and conductor. He was the music director of l'Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia from 1987–1992. He is considered one of Italy's greatest living violinists and is also active in the promotion of classical music in today's culture.[1]
When he was young he started to play the violin, at only «5 or 6 years» he said, and he made his debut at 7 years old, at the Teatro Lirico di Milano. At 12 years he was considered a mature artist.[2][3]
He involves himself in many activities to promote music culture. He is the founder of several music festivals, namely "Omaggio a Venezia", "Omaggio a Roma" (1999–2002) and "Uto Ughi per Roma." In tandem with Bruno Tosi, Uto Ughi instituted the musical prize "Una vita per la Musica" ("A life for Music").
On September 4, 1997 he was commissioned Cavaliere della Gran Croce by the Italian President and in 2002 he received a degree honoris causa in Communication studies. He has won various awards, the most prestigious "Una vita per la musica - Leonard Bernstein" (23/6/1997), "Galileo 2000" prize (5/7/2003) and the international prize "Ostia Mare" (8/8/2003).
Ughi has possessed the following fine instruments: the Van Houten-Kreutzer (1701) and Sinsheimer-General Kyd-Perlman (1714) by Antonio Stradivari; and the Kortschak-Wurlitzer (1739), Ole Bull (1744) and Cariplo-Hennel-Rosé (1744) by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù.
He received the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2015.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Notes |
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| 1986 | Paganini - Violin Concerto no. 1 – Sarasate - Carmen Fantasy
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| 1988 | Paganini - Violin Concertos - No. 2 "La Campanella" and no. 4
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| 1991 | Dvorák - Violin Concerto - Romance - Romantic Pieces
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| 2013 | Violino Romantico
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Other albums
| Year | Album details | Notes |
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| 1994 | Beethoven - Tchaikovsky violin concertos
including : Violin Concerto (Beethoven) in D Maj, op.61 Violin Concerto (Tchaikovsky) in D Maj, op.35 |
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Bibliography
- Quel diavolo di un trillo. Note della mia vita (That devil trill. Notes from my life) (2013)
References
- ^ "New York Magazine". Books.google.co.uk. 1985-10-21. p. 50. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ "The famous Italian violinist Uto Ughi in concert at the Romanian Athenaeum | The Art of Living". Theartofliving.info. 1975-10-01. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ Akshita Nanda (2015-03-03). "Italian violinist Uto Ughi practises every day for last 67 years, Entertainment News & Top Stories". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
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