Music
Musical biography
Emanuele Borgonovo studied Piano, Organ and Composition under the guidance of Maestro Luigi Molfino. He has published several organ pieces with Edizioni Carrara in "Organo nella Liturgia," "L'Organo per Natale", "Armonie Nuziali" and choral pieces in "Armonia di Voci", Edizioni Elledici. His compositions have been premiered in several concerts in Italy and abroad.
He is the founder and teacher of the course "Mathematics & Music: Quantitative Emotions" at Bocconi University, the first of this kind at this important institution, with a program aimed at illustrating the mathematical aspects of Music and the musical aspects of Mathematics.
He played as a pianist with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Symphony Orchestra under the direction of M° Dante Anzolini, with recitals at Kresge Auditorium. Beyond composing, he carries out research on applications of mathematics in music, with particular attention to the definition of sequences of periodic modulations, and the links between mathematical symmetries and musical composition.
His piece EtudeX in E Minor was premiered by the internationally acclaimed pianist Maestro Roberto Plano on May 21, 2026, in his recital in Aula Magna of Bocconi University.
Mathematics, Music and Art
Mathematics and Music
A Concert by Roberto Plano
21 May 2026
Aula Magna, Bocconi University
Organized by Emanuele Borgonovo
EtudeX in E Minor
Composed by Emanuele Borgonovo, the piece is based on a series of canonical repetitions. In the first part, the descending theme played by the right hand is repeated in the next measure by the left hand. In the second part, the direction changes from descending to ascending, with the ascending notes of the left hand, repeated by right hand in the following measure. In the third part, the two series of canons cross each other, forming the symbol of the mathematical variable X.
EtudeX in E Minor was premiered by the internationally acclaimed pianist Maestro Roberto Plano on May 21, 2026, in his recital in Aula Magna of Bocconi University.
Dynamic Equilibria
Organized by Emanuele Borgonovo
Performers Ballet dancers from the Corpo di Ballo of the Teatro alla Scala:
Frank Aduca, Marta Gerani, Eugenio Lepera, Benedetta Montefiore, Gioacchino Starace.
Choreography: Gianluca Schiavoni
Scenography: Anna Ceppi
Aula Magna, Bocconi University
Musical publications
Messa d'Organo per gli Sposi
Meditazione, Offertorio, Preghiera, Meditazione Nuziale, Meditazione Postcommunio, Finale (Toccata) in Si maggiore
by Emanuele Borgonovo
published in "L'Organo nella Liturgia", Edizioni Carrara
5/6 2020
Passacaglia
per organo
by Emanuele Borgonovo
published in "Organistica", Edizioni Carrara
1/2 2020
Aurora di Salvezza
Music by E. Borgonovo, text by E. dal Covolo
published in "Armonia di Voci", Elledici Edizioni
4/5/6 2003
Pastorale in Fa
by Emanuele Borgonovo
published in "L'Organo per Natale", Edizioni Carrara
1999
Pastorale in Fa
by Emanuele Borgonovo
published in "L'Organo per Natale", Edizioni Carrara
N.5 1999
Marcia Nuziale e Offertorio Nuziale
by Emanuele Borgonovo
published in "Armonie Nuziali", Edizioni Carrara
N. 4 1999
Offertorio
by Emanuele Borgonovo
published in "L'Organo nella Liturgia", Edizioni Carrara
N. 1 1998
Adagio
by Emanuele Borgonovo
published in "L'Organo nella Liturgia", Edizioni Carrara
N.1 1997
Ingresso
by Emanuele Borgonovo
published in "L'Organo nella Liturgia", Edizioni Carrara
N. 1 1995
