Jeremy Nastasi
Theorbo
Jeremy was born in Milan where he began studying classical guitar, immediately showing a great passion and predisposition. He thus entered the G. Verdi conservatory in Milan in the class of M. V. Jedlowski and was followed externally by Emanuele Segre participating in competitions and events inside and outside the conservatory.
Growing an interest in early music, in 2016 he enters Francesca Torelli's lute class where in a short time he became familiar with the instrument, participating in specialization courses held by masters such as Nicolas Achten, Hopkinson Smith and Paul O’Dette.
In 2018 he took part in the production of "Rappresentatione di anima et di corpo" by E. De Cavalieri celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Urbino festival directed by Alessandro Quarta. In the same year he was admitted to the CNSMD (Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse) in Lyon, studying under Rolf Lislevand.
In 2019 he performed in several international festivals including "Mars En Baroque" in Marseille for the production of the Concerti Grossi Op. 6 by A. Corelli, in Urbino with the FIMA Ensemble in the production of the 17th century Roman motets (directed by Alessandro Quarta), in Florence with “I Musici del Gran Principe” for the “Da Vinci Baroque Festival” and in Malta with the Canova Chamber Orchestra in the occasion of the “Valletta Baroque Festival”.
In 2021 he participates the 23rd EEEmerging+ Academy in Ambronay, the program for emerging ensembles “IYAP” with the ensemble Ibera auri in Antwerp and passed the entrance exam to study at the “Schola Cantorum Basiliensis” under the guidance of Prof. Hopkinson Smith. At the same time, he is attending a master in basso continuo with Rolf Lislevand at the “Staatliche Hochschule für Musik” in Trossingen, Germany.