Italian Oscar-Winning Composer to perform for Fajr Filmfest

Piovani is scheduled to perform a selection of pieces previously made for a number of feature films at Vahdat Hall in Tehran.

Piovani, who is considered as the special guest of this year’s edition, has won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for the movie 'Life Is Beautiful'.

He has also collaborated with prominent filmmakers such as Federico Fellini, Taviani Brothers and Marco Bellocchio.

Iranian government officials, 200 guests from Italian embassy in Tehran, university scholars and a number of filmmakers whose movies are competing will attend the one-off musical concert.

Iranian maestros Shahram Nazeri and Hafez Nazeri are also attending the special program, which will be covered by the press and media.

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