Today is Italian violinist and conductor Uto Ughi’s 77th birthday.
Mr Ughi is the former Music Director of the l’Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and has founded a number of international festivals, including the Omaggio a Venezia, Omaggio a Roma and Uto Ughi per Roma.
He currently concertizes on the 1701 Kreutzer Stradivarius violin – once owned by the dedicatee of Beethoven’s famous violin sonata.
UTO UGHI | SAINT-SAËNS | INTRODUCTION & RONDO CAPRICCIOSO | FILHARMONICI DI ROMA
