The Italian composer, conductor and pianist Ezio Bosso, one of the most admired figures of Italian culture in the country and internationally, has died today at the age of 48, after he was diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease in 2011, the Ministry reported of Italian Culture.

Born in Turin on September 13, 1971, he was conductor, composer, and pianist. In 2011 he was operated on for a brain tumor and that same year he was diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease. He debuted at age 16 as a soloist in France, completed his studies in double bass, composition and conducting at the Vienna Academy and collaborated with various European orchestras, including the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Swiss Lucerne Festival Strings, and the Berlin-based Deutsche Kammer-Virtuosen.