(bron: wikipedia)Franco Piersanti (born 12 January 1950) is an Italian composer and conductor.
Born in Rome, Piersanti graduated in double bass at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory, where he studied composition under the guidance of Armando Renzi and conducting under Franco Ferrara and Piero Bellugi.[ He later played bass in the RAI Symphony Orchestra.]
During his studies he knew the composer Nino Rota, and he became his assistant between 1975 and 1977.
