THE MUSICIAN IN THE BEETLE CAR
Omar Conti, the nomadic musician of the mountains, is set to become the online star of this Italian summer. Driving along the tracks and upland valleys of northern Italy with his piano keyboard strapped on the roof of his red vintage Volkswagen Beetle car, he gives impromptu concerts that attract scores of locals and tourists from the nearby villages.
Omar, a graduate in transportation design, lives in his compact little vehicle, which he has adapted, not only as a mobile living unit where he sleeps and cooks, but has also fitted up with amplifiers, loud speakers and other electronic equipment, as well as his cello, which he plays, alternating with his piano performances.
Concerts in the hills by “the Pianist in the Beetle Car” are rarely programmed in advance, though he does turn up for the odd local festival or event. Otherwise, his growing number of fans have to search for him among the remote mountain peaks and lakes, meadows and ruined castles. However, he can usually be traced through social media such as Facebook and Instagram under the title:
“il pianista sul Maggiolino”
