Luca Vanneschi was born in Montepulciano in 1962. He received a diploma in flute at the Morlacchi Conservatory of Music in Perugia, where he studied under Roberto Fabbriciani. He then studied composition with Detlev Glanert, Carlo Alberto Neri, David Graham and Dinu Ghezzo. Hans Werner Henze said of his music: “… it is intelligent, non conformist, elegant and full of grace” .

Mr. Vanneschi has received numerous international awards for his compositions, including 3rd Prize, Union Grand-Duc Adolphe (Luxemburg, 1995); 3rd Prize, Città di Barletta (Bari, 1996); 1st Prize, G. F. Ghedini (La Spezia, 1996); 1st Prize, IBLA Foundation (New York, 1997); 3rd Prize, Città di Pescara (Pescara, 1997); 5th Prize, Britten-on-the Bay (New York, 1998); 3rd Prize, Città di Barletta (Bari, 1999); 1st Prize, Wiener Sommer-Seminars für neue Musik (Vienna, 1999); 3rd Prize, A.Gi.Mus. Varenna (Lecco, 1999); 2nd Prize, Rosolino Toscano (Pescara, 1999); 2nd Prize, Paolo Barsacchi (Viareggio, 2000); 3rd Prize, Ottavio Caiazzo (Napoli, 2000); 3rd Prize, 2001 Percussive Arts Society (Lawton-USA, 2001); 3rd Prize, Ottavio Caiazzo (Napoli, 2001); 2nd Prize, Rosolino Toscano (Pescara, 2001); 1st Prize, Brass in Association-Leeds University (Great Britain, 2002); 1st Prize, 2002 IMRO/Mostly Modern (Dublin, 2002); 1st Prize Ars Poetica (Chisinau-Moldova, 2002); 1st Prize, Poesie in musica (Cesenatico, 2003); 2nd Prize, Sassi vivaci 2005 (Barge, 2005) and numerous other nominations by jury in national and international competitions. Mr. Vanneschi was elected Fellow of the North American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002.

He has written many works for orchestra, chamber groups and soloists, as well as music for theatre scenes, soundtracks and musical commentaries for television and radio programs. His music had been performed in Italy, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Ireland, Luxemburg, Moldova, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Peru, Canada and the United States of America, and broadcast by RAI (Italy), BBC (Great Britain) and ZDF (Germany). Mr. Vanneschi has been composing the music for the plays performed by the Compagnia del Teatro Povero di Monticchiello since 1991.

His recordings are featured on such labels as Agenda, Athena Records, CENNY, LGNM Editions and Pentaphon.