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A consummate conductor, composer and television personality, who knew how to combine high professionalism with widespread popularity...
Sadness in the world of Italian music. The maestro Peppe Vessicchio – the conductor, composer and producer who for decades symbolized the spirit of the Sanremo Festival – has died at the age of 69. He died on the afternoon of November 8 at the San Camillo hospital in Rome, where he had been admitted to intensive care due to an unexpected complication. The hospital confirmed that the cause of death was “interstitial pneumonia that worsened rapidly”.
The family has announced that the funeral will be held in a close circle, privately.
An icon of Sanremo and Italian music
Peppe Vessicchio (full name Giuseppe Vessicchio) was one of the most beloved figures on the Italian music scene. A consummate conductor, composer and television personality, who knew how to combine high professionalism with wide popularity. The public adored him for his presence in Sanremo, but also for his role as a teacher on the talent show “Amici di Maria De Filippi”.
Born in Naples on March 17, 1956, Vessicchio began his career collaborating with big names like Gino Paoli, Edoardo Bennato and Peppino di Capri. With Paoli he signed well-known hits like "Ti lascio una canzone" and "Cosa farò da grande".
Victories in Sanremo and great collaborations
Since 1990, Vessicchio has become an integral part of the Sanremo Festival, where he won four times as a conductor:
-in 2000 with Avion Travel ("Sentimento"),
-in 2003 with Alexia (“To Say No”),
- in 2010 with Valerio Scanu ("Per tutte le volte che"),
-and in 2011 with Roberto Vecchioni ("Chiamami ancora amore").
In addition, he received dozens of awards as "best arranger", proving his rare musical talent and sensitivity.
Vessicchio collaborated with many great Italian and international artists – from Andrea Bocelli and Zucchero, to Ornella Vanoni, Ron, Biagio Antonacci and the group Elio e le Storie Tese. He also conducted on prestigious stages, including the Kremlin in a tribute concert to John Lennon, and directed the gigantic project “Rockin'1000”, the largest rock band in the world.
In recent years, he was working on a theater tour titled “Ecco che incontro l'anima” (“Here I meet the soul”), together with singer-songwriter Ron.
His musical philosophy: Every person is like a vibrating string
“Each person is like a vibrating string. Only when we find our true passion do we begin to 'make music,'” Vessicchio often said. For him, musical education was more than technique – it was the search for inner harmony.
He believed in the concept of “natural harmony” as a way to understand the world: “Harmony is the optimal state of the elements of a whole – in music, but also in life.” For Vessicchio, beauty was a balance between sound and silence: “Silence is the fabric where sound is woven,” he often repeated.
In 2024, the La Scala Orchestra performed one of his works, “Tarantina,” in recognition of his unique contribution to Italian music. “Hearing my music at La Scala was like coming home after a long journey,” he confessed with characteristic modesty.
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