Giuseppe Vessicchio

Giuseppe Vessicchio
Vessicchio in 2017
Born17 March 1956 (1956-03-17)
Naples, Italy
Died8 November 2025(2025-11-08) (aged 69)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Conductor
  • composer
  • arranger
  • musician
  • television personality

Giuseppe Vessicchio (17 March 1956 – 8 November 2025), nicknamed Beppe or Peppe, was an Italian conductor, composer, arranger, musician and television personality.

Life and career

Born in Naples, the son of an Eternit employee, Vessicchio frequented the Naples Conservatory without graduating.[1] While still a university student of architecture, Vessicchio performed for a few years with the comedy ensamble Trettré and started collaborating with some high-profile Neapolitan singers such as Peppino di Capri, Peppino Gagliardi, Fred Bongusto, Edoardo Bennato, Nino Buonocore.[2][3] He had his professional breakout in the first half of the 1980s thanks to a long collaboration with Gino Paoli as an arranger, conductor (both in studio and in tours) and composer, penning among others Paoli's hits "Ti lascio una canzone", "Una lunga storia d'amore" and "Cosa farò da grande".[2][4][5]

Vessicchio was a popular figure of the Sanremo Music Festival, and took part in nearly every edition of the Festival since 1990, when he served as the conductor for Mia Martini and Mango. He won the critics' award for best arrangement three times in 1994, 1997, and 1998. His arrangements were also awarded a prize in the year 2000 by a special jury led by Luciano Pavarotti.[1][2] His collaborations include Andrea Bocelli (for whom he composed "Sogno"), Zucchero Fornaciari, Ornella Vanoni, Roberto Vecchioni, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Spagna, Max Gazzè, Ron, Mario Biondi, Le Vibrazioni, Fiordaliso, Elio e le Storie Tese, Biagio Antonacci, Rockin'1000, Syria, Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel.[2][3] He was also a composer of classical music, and his chamber composition Tarantina was performed at La Scala in Milan.[4][6]

Vessicchio died from complications of interstitial pneumonia at San Camillo Hospital in Rome, on 8 November 2025, at the age of 69.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Scorranese, Roberta (7 March 2022). "Italiani: Giuseppe Vessicchio". Corriere della Sera. p. 29.
  2. ^ a b c d Zanetti, Franco (30 January 2022). "Sanremo 2022, Peppe Vessicchio ci sarà!". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b Uzzo, Cecilia (4 February 2020). "Sanremo 2020, finalmente ritorna Beppe Vessicchio!". GQ Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b Palmieri, Francesco (27 June 2022). "Non solo canzonette Metamorfosi del maestro Vessicchio". Il Foglio (in Italian). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. ^ Lualdi, Annalisa (27 March 2005). "Peppe Vessicchio "Dico grazie alla musica mi ha fatto un uomo migliore"". La Repubblica. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  6. ^ Castellani, Massimiliano (22 June 2022). "Musica. Vessicchio, faccio musica per la musica". Avvenire (in Italian). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  7. ^ E' morto Peppe Vessicchio, aveva 69 anni (in Italian)
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