Giorgio Ferrari (1925 – 13 January 2010) was an Italian composer, administrator and teacher. He was born in

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, and graduated in violin and composition. After a spell as a violinist in the Orchestra della RAI of Turin, Ferrari started a career as a composer, which he combined with that of teacher and administrator.Giorgio Ferrari, 1925–2010
''Giornale della Musica'', retrieved 10 May 2018 In 1961 he accepted the direction of the "Canepa" musical institute of

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; in 1966 he was appointed to the chair of composition at the Conservatory of Turin. From 1968 to 1970, as artistic director of the Teatro Regio, he presented challenging works from the 20th century by composers from Janáček to

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, from

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to Falla. In 1978 he left the chair of composition to become director of the Conservatory, and in 1988 he was asked to succeed

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at the helm of the

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international violin competition. He continued in that capacity until 2002 when he stood down because of his health. An obituary in the Italian magazine ''Giornale della Musica'' said: Ferrari died in Turin on 13 January 2010, at the age of 84."Giorgio Ferrari"
Musicalics, retrieved 10 May 2018

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1925 births 2010 deaths Italian classical composers Italian male classical composers {{Italy-composer-stub