Alberto Rasi, veronese, after his studies in Double Bass and Composition, he studied Viola da Gamba and violone at the Schola Cantorum Basel with Jordi Savall, and at the Conservatoire de Génève with Ariane Maurette.
In 1991 he became Artistic Director of Accademia Strumentale Italiana and he has recorded several CDs for the Stradivarius label of Milan and various others CD labels winning various prizes including: Diapason d’Or, 10 de Repertoire, and the Midem Classical Award 2007 in the category, Early Music.
He is currently teaching viola da gamba and Baroque Orchestra at the Conservatory of Verona.
In 1999 he founded the Baroque Orchestra of Verona, Il Tempio Armonico, which he conducts from the violoncello.