Mar. 26 -The Zagreb Arena – a multifunctional area located south-west of Zagreb known for hosting major sporting and cultural events – is about to host another great event. On Saturday, April 11 Maestro Ennio Morricone will perform. Organized by Gigart in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of the city, the concert gives to the Croatian public the opportunity to know the Italian award-winning composer, musician and conductor. Morricone authored many famous film scores that reinvented and left a mark in film history: “A Fistful of Dollars,” “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”, “Once upon a Time in the West “, ” Once Upon a Time in America” and “The Untouchables;” as well as more recent movies like “Malena”, “Django unchained” and “The best offer”. Morricone has received several prestigious awards worldwide. In 1994, he was the first non-American composer to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the SPFm – Society for Preservation of Film Music, and the following year he received the Lifetime Achievement Golden Lion during the 52nd Venice Film Festival. In 1999, Morricone released a live album recorded at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, “Cinema Concerto.” In the summer of 2006, Morricone was at the Teatro alla Scala with the Philharmonic Orchestra, performing his most famous compositions. In February 2007 – after five nominations – he was awarded the Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, delivered to Morricone by Clint Eastwood. Simultaneously, a tribute album titled “We all love Ennio Morricone,” featuring all his major successes performed by singers and artists of world renown, was released. (Red)
