Gianfranco Plenizio
Gianfranco Plenizio (10 January 1941 – 7 February 2017) was an Italian conductor, composer, pianist and essayist.
Gianfranco Plenizio
- Name
- Gianfranco Plenizio
- Born
- 10 January 1941
- Birthplace
- Sedegliano, Italy
- Died
- 7 February 2017 (aged 76)
- Place of death
- Rome, Italy
- Occupation
- Conductor, composer, musician
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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• Name — Gianfranco Plenizio • Born — 10 January 1941 • Birthplace — Sedegliano, Italy • Died — 7 February 2017 (aged 76) • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Occupation — Conductor, composer, musician
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Gianfranco Plenizio, died on 7 February 2017 in Rome, is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The birth of Gianfranco Plenizio is recorded in Sedegliano, Italy. The death is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Life and career
Life and career
Born in Sedegliano, Plenizio studied piano with Enrico De Angelis Valentini and conduction under Franco Ferrara. After his debut as a pianist, he focused on conducting; among others, he conducted the London Symphony Orchestra, the Santa Cecilia Orchestra, the Orquesta Nacional de España, the Orchestre de chambre de Genève and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Active as a film score composer, Plenizio collaborated with notable directors such as Federico Fellini, Billy Wilder, Mario Monicelli, Pietro Germi, Ermanno Olmi. He also authored essays, mainly focusing on the history of music.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Garter Colt (1968) • La gatta in calore (1972) • The Sensuous Nurse (1975) • Mark of Zorro (1975) • Young, Violent, Dangerous (1976) • Una bella governante di colore (1976) • Hurricane Rosy (1979) • Masoch (1980) • Spaghetti House (1982) • And the Ship Sails On (1983) • La Storia (1986) • Django 2 (1987) • Treasure Island in Outer Space (1987)
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- 1.Addio a Gianfranco Plenizio. Tiscali Spettacoli.
- 2."musica in lutto" - Messaggero Veneto 8 febbraio 2017
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