Ennio Morricone has postponed his upcoming concerts in Los Angeles and New York until June, citing a back injury that is preventing him from traveling long distances. The five-time Academy Award-nominated movie composer had been scheduled to conduct concerts at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live on March 20 and at the Barclays Center's Cushman and Wakefield Theatre in Brooklyn on March 23.

Organizers said the rescheduled concerts will take place June 13 in Brooklyn and June 15 in L.A. Morricone, who is 85 and lives in Italy, suffered a slipped disc in his back and underwent surgery to correct the injury. He has been advised by his doctors to refrain from traveling long distances to ensure that his back heals properly, said organizers.

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