16 Facts About Ezio Bosso

Ezio Bosso composed film scores such as Un amore and Gabriele Salvatores' Io non ho paura, and ballets which were performed by The Royal Ballet and the San Francisco Ballet, among others.

Ezio Bosso studied piano, double bass, and theory at Turin Conservatorium.

Ezio Bosso collaborated with orchestras including the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.

Ezio Bosso later abandoned popular music in order to become an orchestral conductor and classical composer, studying the double bass under Ludwig Streicher, composition under Claude Vivier and professor Scholckner, and conducting under Edgar Osterreicher at the Vienna Music Academy.

Ezio Bosso scored Gianluca Maria Tavarelli's Un amore and Gabriele Salvatores' Io non ho paura.

In 2011, after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor, Ezio Bosso started suffering from a neurodegenerative syndrome.

Ezio Bosso wrote ballet music, music for theatre, operas, film scores, five symphonies, concertos, and chamber music including string quartets, piano trios, and sonatas.

Ezio Bosso collaborated with soloists such as Mario Brunello and Sergei Krylov, and conducted orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra.

Ezio Bosso's compositions were featured in various performance art events, and theatrical productions.

Ezio Bosso collaborated with theatre directors such as James Thierree and choreographers such as Rafael Bonachela.

On 30 October 2015, Ezio Bosso released his first solo studio album, The 12th Room.

In 2016, Ezio Bosso's music was used by the Royal Ballet for Christopher Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour, which was first performed by the San Francisco Ballet.

Ezio Bosso worked for La Scala in Milan and La Fenice in Venice, and received commissions from the Vienna State Opera, New York City Ballet and Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

In September 2019, Ezio Bosso announced that due to his neurodegenerative illness, he was losing control of two fingers and was therefore no longer able to play the piano.

Ezio Bosso died in his home in Bologna on 14 May 2020 at the age of 48 after a long struggle with his illness.

Ezio Bosso won several awards for his compositions, including the Australian Green Room Award and the Syracuse NY Award, and was nominated for two David di Donatello Awards.