Diego Cantalupi graduated in guitar with Mauro Storti; later, he devoted himself to the study of Renaissance and Baroque performance practice by following lute courses with Paul Beier; he graduated in lute with Andrea Damiani.

He graduated in Musicology at the School of Paleography and Musical Philology of Cremona (University of Pavia) with a thesis on the theorbo as an instrument for the creation of basso continuo in Italy, on ancient notations and on musical philology.

He collaborates with numerous ensembles, including Arte dell’Arco, Venxiana, La Barocca, Pomodoro, Ensemble Salomone Rossi.

He founded the ensemble L’aura Soave and BariAntiqua

Since 2010 he has held the chair of lute at the N. Piccinini Conservatory of Bari

Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto per liuto RV 93 – Diego Cantalupi Orchestra L’Aura Soave Cremona

https://www.diegocantalupi.com/video/antonio-vivaldi-concerto-per-liuto-rv-93

Santiago de Murcia, Giga (da Arcangelo Corelli, Sonata op. V n. 3) Chitarra Sabionari (1679) di Antonio Stradivari. Registrazione live Auditorium “Giovanni Arvedi” – Museo del Violino, Cremona