Nello Segurini

Nello Segurini
Born1 January 1910 (1910-01)
Milan, Italy
Died26 May 1988 (1988-05-27) (aged 78)
Rome, Italy

Nello Segurini (1 January 1910 - 26 May 1988) was an Italian composer, conductor, and pianist.

Life and career

Born in Milan, Segurini was a child prodigy, who made his first piano concert at La Scala at 9 years old.[1][2] First at EIAR and later at RAI, he directed the symphony orchestras of Milan, Naples and Turin. He served as the official conductor at the first editions of the Sanremo Music Festival, together with Cinico Angelini. In the 1960s Segurini moved to Canada, where he directed several operas and also started a local radio station. He also long toured in Soviet Union. He returned to Italy a few years before his death, living in Lavinio.[1][2][3]

Segurini was a prolific composer who was active in almost every musical genre. His compositions include operas, pop songs, operettas, film scores, mambo music, waltz compositions, incidental music.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Fabrizio Stramacci. "Segurini, Nello". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990. p. 672.
  2. ^ a b c Redazione (29 May 1988). "E' morto il maestro Segurini". La Repubblica. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.