(ANSA) - Bari, September 16 - Italian composer, pianist and
conductor Ezio Bosso has said he will no longer play because of
a neurodegenerative illness he has had for several years.
"If you love me, stop asking me to play the piano because I
can't do it: I have two fingers that don't respond well", Bosso
said Sunday while attending a meeting at the exhibition center
Fiera di Levante in Bari.
The 48-year-old added that "when I will know that I am no
longer able to manage an orchestra, I will also stop
conducting".
Bosso added that he has not retired and that he is continuing
to work "better than before".
"I am very happy because I am doing my job as conductor",
Bosso also wrote on his Facebook page on Monday.
He added that he is "very happy about what I do - but I am
distressed when pushed" to play the "piano because I can't say
no, I struggle and I don't have enough quality"
"But in particular, the beauty of other things for which I
fight goes unseen".
Ezio Bosso will not longer play piano
Composer has neurodegenerative illness, will continue to conduct