Giacomo Fornari Elected Director of Bergamo's Politecnico delle Arti, Succeeding Daniela Giordano
In 1963, Giacomo Fornari was born in Brescia and has now been chosen to head the Politecnico delle Arti di Bergamo, which was established in 2023 through the unification of the Conservatorio Gaetano Donizetti, dating back to 1806, and the Accademia di Belle Arti Giacomo Carrara, founded in 1794. Fornari is set to take on the role of director starting November 1, 2026, following Daniela Giordano, who will serve until October 31. During the election on September 28 and 29, 2026, Fornari garnered 27 votes, defeating Professor Umberto De Paola, who received 20. His initiative, titled 'Condividere per crescere' (Sharing to Grow), focuses on boosting the institution's cultural influence through collaboration, interdisciplinary endeavors, and relocating to the former Convento dei Celestini by 2028.
Key facts
- Giacomo Fornari, born in Brescia in 1963, is the new director of the Politecnico delle Arti di Bergamo.
- He will take office on November 1, 2026, succeeding Daniela Giordano, who served until October 31.
- Fornari won a runoff election on September 28-29, 2026, with 27 votes against Umberto De Paola's 20.
- The Politecnico delle Arti di Bergamo was founded in 2023 by merging the Conservatorio Gaetano Donizetti (1806) and the Accademia di Belle Arti Giacomo Carrara (1794).
- Fornari holds a musicology degree from the University of Pavia and a doctorate from the University of Tübingen.
- He has directed the Conservatorio C. Monteverdi in Bolzano for two terms and founded the Festival Mogarte Friends in Bressanone in 2023.
- His mandate program is titled 'Condividere per crescere' (Sharing to Grow), focusing on dialogue and cultural well-being.
- The institution plans to relocate the Conservatory to the former Convento dei Celestini by 2028.
Entities
Artists
- Giacomo Fornari
- Daniela Giordano
- Umberto De Paola
- Giorgio Berta
- Gaetano Donizetti
- Giacomo Carrara
- L. Finscher
- Mozart
Institutions
- Politecnico delle Arti di Bergamo
- Conservatorio Gaetano Donizetti
- Accademia di Belle Arti Giacomo Carrara
- University of Pavia
- University of Heidelberg
- University of Tübingen
- Associazione Mozart Italia
- LIM, Libreria Musicale Italiana
- Conservatorio C. Monteverdi
- Festival Mogarte Friends
- Festival pianistico internazionale di Brescia e Bergamo
- Orchestra Sinfonica ICO 131 di Potenza e della Basilicata
- Artribune
Locations
- Bergamo
- Italy
- Brescia
- Rovereto
- Lucca
- Bolzano
- Bressanone
- Potenza
- Basilicata
- Pavia
- Heidelberg
- Germany
- Tübingen
- Japan
- Russia