(April 19th, 2016) An “Oscar” rendezvous in Pretoria. Pianist, conductor, composer for cinema and theater, and further composer of songs, chamber and symphonic music, and teacher Nicola Piovani was protagonist at the Atterbury Theatre. On Friday 15th and Saturday 16th Piovani held two concerts in the administrative capital of South Africa Piovani; on the occasion he was accompanied by the National Philharmonic Orchestra. The two events gave the public the opportunity to appreciate and applaud the winner of the Oscar for the soundtrack of the film “Life is Beautiful” by Roberto Benigni. The Italian Embassy in Pretoria declared that Mr. Piovani is in South Africa for the shooting of the film “Liberation” for which he will compose the soundtrack. The film deals with an Italian diplomat in service in South Africa during the difficult years of the end of Apartheid (1990-1994). “Entertainment Movements”, the South African company that is producing the film, also organized the two concerts in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Pretoria, the Consulate General of Italy in Johannesburg and the Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria. (Red)
