Renowned Italian conductor Giuseppe Vessicchio passes away! The Maestro of Sanremo

Maestro Giuseppe Vessicchio, the renowned Italian composer, conductor, orchestrator and music producer, passed away today in Rome.

The news was announced by the San Camillo Forlanini hospital, where he was admitted to intensive care due to interstitial pneumonia that deteriorated rapidly.

The hospital announced that Vessicchio had suffered "serious complications," while the family requested privacy.

The funeral ceremony will take place in a close family circle.

A composer, conductor and orchestrator among the most beloved and best known on the Italian scene, known for his particular musical sensibility and ability to unite tradition with innovation, Peppe Vessicchio was the most beloved “magic wand” of the Sanremo Festival.
He was born in Naples on March 17, 1956.

During his career he collaborated with big names in Italian and international music, such as Gino Paoli, Roberto Vecchioni, Zucchero and Ornella Vanoni.

At Sanremo he won four times as an orchestra conductor: in 2000 with Avion Travel (“Sentimento”), in 2003 with Alexia (“Per dire di no”), in 2010 with Valerio Scanu (“Per tutte le volte che”), and in 2011 with Roberto Vecchioni (“Chiamami ancora amore”).

Vessicchio has also conducted in the Moscow Kremlin, in a tribute concert for John Lennon, led the "Rockin'1000" project, the largest rock band in the world, and for many years was the musical director and teacher in Maria De Filippi's talent show "Amici".

From March 2026, he was expected to embark on a theater tour with singer Ron, with the play "Ecco che incontro l'anima", which would be their first collaboration on stage.

Happening now...

22:06 BOTA

“Nuk ka më të mirë se ai!”/ Trump zbulon detaje nga biseda telefonike me Cristiano Ronaldon: Më falenderoi

21:52 BOTA

Europe responds to US: 2027 deadline to take over NATO leadership is unrealistic

21:31 HAPPENING NOW

Burgajet–Derjan–Macukull road collapses just 8 months after asphalting

21:15 EKONOMI&SOCIALE

Shadows of Reconstruction: Residents still waiting for homes 6 years after the devastating November 26 earthquake

21:12 SPORT

Barcelona nuk di të ndalet, katalanasit ruajnë kreun pas fitores në duelin që prodhoi 8 gola

21:00 POLITICS

Albana Vokshi, re-elected vice-president of EPP Women: Honor, challenge and responsibility!

20:54 LIFE

"Fundjavë Ndryshe" celebrated its 10th anniversary/ Shkëlqim Hajdari reacts: "Fundjavë Ndryshe" belongs to all Albanians"

20:28 BOTA

Ndizet për herë të parë që nga fillimi i luftës në Gaza pema e Krishtlindjeve në Betlehem

20:21 HAPPENING NOW

Accident at Qafë e Koshovicës in Fier, two vehicles collide

20:18 SPORT

Inter plays "poker", the blues defeat Como by four goals and climb to first place

19:51 EKONOMI&SOCIALE

The baby was abandoned by its mother in the Korça maternity hospital, the journalist tells the touching story: A couple has expressed their desire to...

19:49 HAPPENING NOW

Tirana ndez dritat e pemës së Vitit të Ri, si kurrë më parë: Mungon kryebashkiaku

19:32 BOTA

Elon Musk attacks the EU: It must be abolished, the sovereignty of states must be restored

19:30 SPORT

Broja leaves the field upset, coach Parker's special gesture

Want to read more news