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The Italian viola da gamba, violone and double-bas player, Alberto Rasi, studied first double-bass and composition; then studied viola da gamba and violone at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Jordi Savall, and at the Conservatoire de Génève with Ariane Maurette.
Since 1978, taking advantage of his training as a double-bass player, Alberto Rasi began playing both the viola da gamba and violone, giving concerts and recordings with the most renowned groups. In 1981 he co-founded Accademia Strumentale Italiana with the harpischordist Patrizia Marisaldi. As soloist and with this ensemble he has given concerts throughout Europe and beyond. In 1992 he became Artistic Director of this group and he has recorded several CD's for the Stradivarius label of Milan and various others CD labels winning various prizes including: Diapason d’Or, 10 de Repertoire, Musica 5 Stars, Amadeus and the Midem Classical Award 2007 in the category, Early Music.
In 1999 Alberto Rasi founded the Baroque Orchestra of Verona, Il Tempio Armonico, which he conducts from the violoncello, and with which he has recorded the complete orchestral music of the veronese Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco. He was director of this ensemble until 2013.
In addition to his own ensembles, Alberto Rasi has played with: Orchestra Barocca Di Verona, Cappella Musicale Di S. Petronio Di Bologna, Ensemble "Concerto", Hannover Baroque Ensemble, Hespèrion XX (Director: Jordi Savall), I Solisti Veneti, I Barocchisti (Director: Diego Fasolis), Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca (Director: Diego Fasolis), Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana (Director: Diego Fasolis), Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (Director: Ton Koopman), Theatrum Instrumentorum.
Since November 1988, Alberto Rasi has been Professor of viola da gamba at the Dipartimento di Musica Antica del Conservatorio E.F. Dall'Abaco di Verona. |
