Giorgio Ferrari (born in Genoa, Italy, on 24 December 1925) completed his classical and musical courses in Turin, where he become a law graduate and got his degrees in violin and composition with Bellardi and Maghini. As orchestra conductor he was a pupil of Carlo Zecchi at the Chigiana Academy in Siena.

After having devoted his efforts to compositions, he proved succesful in many international competitions among which: The Award “Serenate Musicali Fiorentine”, the Divonne-les-Bains Competition, the “Regina Maria José” competition, the Competition for a string quartet in Liege. Since 1961 to 1966 he was the Director of the Musical School in Sassari, Sardinia; since 1966 he is a teacher of Composition at the Turin Music School (Conservatorio). Since 1978 Director of the same Institute till 1994.

His production of musical composition starts from the experiences of European music in the stream of the Italian musical renewal after world war II. His personal style is relased from any traditional and conservative attitude nevertheless not bound by prejudices and trends: it is concerned with the problems of the new music in the steady search of a coherent renewal of his own language.

Because of these characteristics prominent critics mentioned him as one of the most interesting “independent” composers of his generation.

Along with his activities as composer and conductor, he devoted his time to organize the musical life in Italy as artistic manager of the Turin Opera House (Teatro Regio) and of the Musical Autumn in Treviso. From 1987 Artistic Director of Premio Paganini, International violin competition in Genoa. He is membre of “Accademia di Santa Cecilia” in Rome.

• The first performance of Cappuccia (1958, Teatro Donizetti of Bergamo, designer Lorenzo Ghiglia)
• Sketch by Ferruccio Villagrossi for the first performance of Lord Savile (1970, Teatro Comunale, Treviso)
• The first performance of Lord Savile (1970, Teatro Comunale, Treviso)
• I mantici at the Patricia Corbett Theater of Cincinnati (1975)

• FERRARI Giorgio Ai fratelli Cervi per voce, strumenti e percussione Chamber 00h 16' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Alba per orchestra Symphonic 00h 27' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Cappuccia o della liberta' Operas 00h 45' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Cappuccia o della liberta' , Interludio e finale Symphonic 00h 08' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Cha Math per arpa Chamber 00h 07' 40"
• FERRARI Giorgio Concerto per orchestra da camera Symphonic 00h 20' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Concerto per quattro e orchestra Solo 00h 22' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Concerto per trio di chitarre e orchestra da camera Solo 00h 15' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Concerto per violino e orchestra Solo 00h 30' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Divertimento chigiano per orchestra da camera Chamber 00h 24' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Divertimento concertante per bandoneon e orchestra d'archi Solo 00h 14' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Divertimento concertante per tromba e archi Solo 00h 11' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Divertimento per piccola orchestra Symphonic 00h 20' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Divertimento per viola d'amore e viola Chamber 00h 10' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Dolor mundi per soli, coro e orchestra Symphonic 00h 30' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Eco per orchestra da camera Symphonic 00h 11' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Fantasia dei capricci per orchestra d'archi Solo 00h 10' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio GIO.STR.A. per orchestra d'archi studentesca String 00h 50' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio I Mantici Operas 00h 27' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio II Quartetto per archi Chamber 00h 14' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Il cerchio Operas 01h 40' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Improvvisazioni concertanti per clarinetto e archi Solo 00h 18' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Improvvisazioni per violino Chamber 00h 17' 45"
• FERRARI Giorgio Inquietum per orchestra Symphonic 00h 12' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Inquietum per soprano, organo e orchestra d'archi String 00h 12' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Intonazioni per soprano e 4 strumenti Chamber 00h 12' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Lord Savile Operas 02h 00' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Ludus Ballets 00h 15' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Lumina per orchestra Symphonic 00h 15' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Megropez per flauto, 2 corni, pianoforte e archi Solo 00h 17' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Memorie per viola e orchestra Solo 00h 22' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Musica a cinque per flauto, oboe, clarinetto, fagotto e corno Chamber 00h 14' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Musica francescana per soprano e orchestra Symphonic 00h 12' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Musica per cinque per 2 violini, viola, violoncello e pianoforte Chamber 00h 20' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Mutazioni per orchestra Symphonic 00h 25' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Nora per 2 violini solisti e archi Solo 00h 18' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Ombre - Serenata n° 3 per flauto, viola e percussione Chamber 00h 10' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Otto divertimenti per 4 violoncelli Chamber 00h 14' 30"
• FERRARI Giorgio Ouverture da concerto per orchestra Symphonic 00h 09' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Ouverture per una festa alpina per orchestra da camera Symphonic 00h 07' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Parabole per flauto, violoncello, pianoforte e orchestra d'archi Solo 00h 18' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Piccolo concerto per pianoforte, strumenti a fiato e percussione Solo 00h 14' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Preludio - Canzona - Toccata per organo Chamber 00h 10' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Quartetto d'archi Chamber 00h 20' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Ricercare-Fantasia per organo Chamber 00h 10' 50"
• FERRARI Giorgio Risonanze per ottoni e organo positivo Chamber 00h 12' 30"
• FERRARI Giorgio Sentenze per voci, percussioni e pianoforte Chamber 00h 12' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Serenata n° 4 per orchestra da camera Symphonic 00h 19' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Serenata n° 5 per ensemble Chamber 00h 11' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Serenata n° 6 per ensemble Chamber 00h 12' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Serenata per 5 strumenti e percussione Chamber 00h 15' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Sinfonia per orchestra di fiati String 00h 12' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Sonata a quattro per violino, viola, violoncello e pianoforte Chamber 00h 20' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Sonata concertante per flauto, arpa e trio d'archi Chamber 00h 14' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Sonata n° 1 per violino e pianoforte Chamber 00h 11' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Sonata n° 2 per violino e pianoforte Chamber 00h 15' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Sonata per corno inglese e pianoforte Chamber 00h 11' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Sonata per viola e pianoforte Chamber 00h 10' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Sonata per violoncello e pianoforte Chamber 00h 24' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Suoni per archi String 00h 20' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Trio per archi Chamber 00h 20' 00"
• FERRARI Giorgio Trio per violino, violoncello e pianoforte Chamber 00h 18' 00"