Rudolf Brucci, composer of Croatian origin born in Zagreb in 1917. He was married with famous yugoslav opera singer Olga Brucci .

He began his art life by playing viola in various orchestras, ranging from cabaret to symphonic orchestra. After moving to Belgrade, at the age of 30 he began music studies as the only student of than famous composer Petar Bingulac (himself student of french composer Vincent d'Indy). Years later (in 1954-55) he continued studies with the viennese dodecaphonist Alfred Uhl.

Curcial moment in his work was winning of the first prize at the international competition of composers of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium in Bruxelles in 1965 with his symphony "Lesta". This prize was won in competition with other 250 composers from 26 countries.

In 1970's Brucci did a lot to improve Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, where he was first Dean, an Academy with best Music Department in ex-Yugoslavia. He was one of the most important composers of Novi Sad, he urged the building of the new opera house there (Opera of Serbian National Theatre )), he was one of the founders of Vojvodina Academy of Arts and Sciences, Philharmony and Music Highschool.

In the middle of his art-work was symphonic orchestra. He wrote many symphonies, among others "Lesta" and (his best work) "Thrid Symphony", then symphonic poem "Maskal", "Metamorfosis B-A-C-H" for Strings, ballets "Katarina Ismailova", "Golden Demon", "Circa", cantata "Vojvodina" (text by Miroslav Antić) and operas "Prometheus" and "Gilgamesh".

Brucci's musical language is deeply empeded in the musical traditions of Balkans, from unique Istrian scale in his "Third symphony" to bulgarian musical structures in "Maskal"

He died in Novi Sad on October 30th 2002 at the age of 85.