Ugo Nastrucci was born on 14 December 1953 in Milan, Italy, and is a lutenist, theorbist and composer. He studied composition with Irlando Danieli and Giacomo Manzoni at the Conservatorio “G.Verdi” in Milan. He studied lute with Massimo Lonardi, Paolo Chierici and Hopkinson Smith, and conducting with Simone Fontanelli. He was a founding member of many early-music ensembles, notably Pian E Forte. He serves as a professor of composition at the Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali “Vittadini” in Pavia, Italy.

He is the author of much incidental music for theatrical productions and of orchestral, chamber and choral works. He has collaborated with ensembles including Il Conserto Vago, Lo Scrigno d’Orfeo, Europa Galante, Ensemble Arte-Musica, Capella Leopoldina, Alessandro Stradella Consort, Ensemble Zefiro, I Barocchisti and Accademia del Ricercare.

Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugo_Nastrucci
• https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7877865