Giusto Pio (born 11 January 1926) is an Italian musician and songwriter. Born at Castelfranco Veneto, he studied music in Venice. Later he was engaged as violinist in the RAI orchestra of Milan. In the late 1970s and early 1980s he became popular as a long-standing collaborator of singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, by whom he was initially hired as violin teacher.

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  • Giusto Pio (born 11 January 1926) is an Italian musician and songwriter. Born at Castelfranco Veneto, he studied music in Venice. Later he was engaged as violinist in the RAI orchestra of Milan. In the late 1970s and early 1980s he became popular as a long-standing collaborator of singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, by whom he was initially hired as violin teacher. Apart from working as a producer and musician on several successful albums with Battiato, Pio also collaborated with him as a producer for several singers such as Milva, Alice and Giuni Russo. In 1984 Pio, Battiato and lyricist Rosario "Saro" Cosentino penned the Eurovision Song Contest entry "I treni di Tozeur", performed by Battiato and Alice, which finished 5th in the contest and became a considerable commercial success in Continental Europe and Scandinavia. Pio also released two instrumental LPs (also in collaboration with Battiato) under his own name, entitled Legione straniera (1982) and Restoration (1983).
  • Completata una formazione musicale classica a Venezia, viene ingaggiato come violinista all'orchestra della RAI di Milano. Curò gli aspetti tradizionali della musica classica senza però perderne d'occhio le correnti sperimentali. È diventato noto al grande pubblico per aver collaborato con diversi cantautori italiani, tra cui Franco Battiato, Alice e Milva. Spesso i loro album degli anni ottanta e novanta hanno tratto giovamento dal tocco estroso e sperimentale dell'artista, che ha lavorato, a seconda del caso, come arrangiatore, violinista o direttore d'orchestra. Vale il discorso soprattutto per Battiato, al quale Pio ha impartito lezioni di violino negli anni settanta. Buona parte degli album del musicista vedono come autore lo stesso Franco Battiato soprattutto quelli che hanno riscosso un più largo consenso di vendite. Negli anni novanta ha inciso musiche sinfoniche sperimentali per il teatro.
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  • Giusto Pio (born 11 January 1926) is an Italian musician and songwriter. Born at Castelfranco Veneto, he studied music in Venice. Later he was engaged as violinist in the RAI orchestra of Milan. In the late 1970s and early 1980s he became popular as a long-standing collaborator of singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, by whom he was initially hired as violin teacher.
  • Completata una formazione musicale classica a Venezia, viene ingaggiato come violinista all'orchestra della RAI di Milano. Curò gli aspetti tradizionali della musica classica senza però perderne d'occhio le correnti sperimentali. È diventato noto al grande pubblico per aver collaborato con diversi cantautori italiani, tra cui Franco Battiato, Alice e Milva.
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