Ezio Bosso

Ezio Bosso

Ezio Bosso (pronounced [ˈɛttsjo ˈbɔsso] ( listen); 13 September 1971 – 15 May 2020) was an Italian composer, classical musician and conductor. He was born in Turin.

On October 30, 2015 his first major studio album, The 12th Room, was released and peaked at number three on the Italian FIMI albums chart.[1] Bosso has won several awards for his compositions, including the Australian Green Room Award, the Syracuse NY Award and two David di Donatello Awards.[2][3][4][5][6]

In September 2019 Bosso announced that he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.[7] He died from the disease on 15 May 2020, aged 48.[8]

References

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  4. Nicoletta Moncalero (February 2, 2016). "Chi è Ezio Bosso e 10 cose che non sai sul pianista che con la sua forza di volontà ha vinto la sfida con la musica". Huffingtonpost.it (in italiano). Retrieved February 13, 2016.
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  7. Italian composer Ezio Bosso tells fans he will no longer play piano, 16 September 2019
  8. "Ezio Bosso, the pianist who knew how to move, is dead. He was 48 years old". Archived from the original on 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2020-05-16.