Francesca Formisano (1991) is an Italian-Bulgarian artist, cellist, and composer active in the contemporary music scene. Grounded in a strong classical training, her practice progressively expands toward liminal territories, where the memory of sound meets transformation and the musical gesture becomes a space for exploration.

She collaborates with artists, performers, and production entities active in the field of contemporary art, developing projects in which composition intertwines with space, light, and movement. Her research leads her to merge music and performing arts, pushing both languages toward an immersive, sensory dimension.

She curated the complete sound design of the works presented at the Light Festival of Bergamo and Brescia, Italian Capital of Culture 2023, contributing to the creation of a sensitive dialogue between light, space, and sound.

In February 2026, her new album “Noumeno” was released — a project for solo cello and electronics: a kaleidoscopic and original work that reimagines the architecture of classical music through a continuous flow of electronic textures, expanding its perceptual and formal boundaries.

In March 2026, she composed the original soundtrack for the Closing Ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games, serving as Music Composer & Music Director and also performing live during one of the ceremony’s key artistic segments. Her score combined orchestral writing with contemporary and electronic languages, becoming an integral part of the ceremony’s dramaturgy.

Following this experience, Formisano was appointed Composer & Music Director for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the XX Mediterranean Games Taranto 2026. She created the original soundtracks for both ceremonies, developing the musical identity of “Myth Becomes Future” and “Mediterranean in Celebration”. Inspired by Taranto, its history, and its relationship with the Mediterranean, her compositions accompany the ceremonies’ visual and performative narratives, giving a distinctive musical voice to the journey of the Games.