Ughi, Uto

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Ughi, Uto

Ughi, Uto, talented Italian violinist; b. Busto Arsizio, near Milan, Jan. 21, 1944. A child prodigy, he commenced musical training when he was four and made his formal debut at seven in a recital at Milan’s Teatro Lirico; pursued studies at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome, and also received lessons from Enesco (1954). In 1959 he made an extensive tour of Europe; after performing in Australia (1963), he made his U.S. debut in N.Y on Feb. 27, 1967; subsequently toured worldwide. In 1977 he was made a member of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome. In 1979 he organized the “Hommage to Venice” festival to raise funds for restoring the city’s art treasures. His instrument is the “Van Houten-Kreutzer” Stradivarius, which dates from 1701. His repertoire includes, besides the classics, a wide selection of modern concertos for the violin.

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire