Ulrik Gaston Larsen studied Romantic guitar and lute at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. He then pursued further studies in lute, Baroque guitar, theorbo, and early music with Rolf Lislevand at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen in Germany, as well as vocal studies with Maria Cristina Kiehr.

He performs with various ensembles such as Ensemble Correspondances, La Fenice, Ensemble Kapsberger, Les Surprises, Capella Sanctæ Crucis, the Finnish Baroque Orchestra, Il Delirio Fantastico, Stella Matutina, La Pulcinella, La Main Harmonique, and the Norwegian Baroque Orchestra, and has appeared in numerous concerts throughout Europe and Latin America.

He has taken part in several recordings, including with Rolf Lislevand and Ensemble Kapsberger (Scaramanzia, Naïve – Echo Klassik Award 2017, Best Classical Album Norway 2016), Il Delirio Fantastico (Concerti di Parigi, Choc Classica; Concerti di camera, 5 Diapasons), La Chapelle Rhénane for a project on Heinrich Schütz (K617/Harmonia Mundi – Diapason d’Or, Goldberg 5), Ensemble Correspondances for a double album (Le Ballet Royal de la Nuit, Choc Classica, Diapason d’Or, Gramophone Editors’ Choice), and with Ophélie Gaillard and the Pulcinella Orchestra for a double album dedicated to Boccherini (Radio Classique Award, 5 Diapasons, 4 “Forte” by Télérama).

He is also a regular guest on radio broadcasts across Europe.