Luca Uggias's Profile

Background:

I'm an Italian born, London-based pianist and composer. I graduated with full marks in Composition at the C. Pollini Conservatorium of Music of Padua, and in Piano at the G. P. Da Palestrina Conservatorium of Music of Cagliari. As a pianist I have performed extensively in Italy, Germany, the UK, France, China/Taiwan, in prestigious venues such as the Shanghai Mao Livehouse and Les Invalides in Paris. I am academically and classically trained but throughout my career I developed a very diverse musical background, which enables me to teach, perform and compose in a wide variety of styles, from classical and contemporary to pop-rock and recent trends. I perform regularly as a pop-rock pianist/keyboardist. I have written works for theatre and dance and my chamber, choral, orchestral and electronic musical pieces have been performed in various parts of the UK, Italy, Germany and China/Taiwan. I composed original music for the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art of Rome and for the Berklee College of Music of Boston; my music has been published by the musical publishing house Feniarco. After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with Summa Cum Laude from Gregorian University (Rome), I lived in China for three years, where I worked and studied Chinese language and literature at Fu Jen Catholic University (Taipei) and UIBE (Beijing). Then I moved to the UK, where I currently work and reside.