Fabio Di Càsola
Clarinet
Soloist and Chamber Musician
Professor of Clarinet and Chamber Music at the Zurich University of the Arts
Fabio Di Càsola, clarinet (www.dicasola.com)
Born in Lugano, Fabio Di Càsola won first prize at the Geneva International Music Competition (CIEM) in 1990.
He also won the "Prix Suisse" for contemporary music and the "Prix Patek Philippe". Also for contemporary music, he won first prize at the Stresa Competition.
In 1998, a jury of experts and the public voted him "Swiss Musician of the Year".
He was principal clarinettist of the 'Musikkollegium Winterthur' orchestra from 1990 to 2010.
Since 1991 he has been Professor of Clarinet and Chamber Music at the Zurich University of the Arts (www.zhdk.ch). He teaches in English, French, German and Italian.
He founded the chamber music festival klang (www.klang.ch) in 2006 and is its artistic director.Sony Classical has released most of his CDs.Fabio Di Càsola is a member and co-founder of the "Ensemble Kandinsky" (www.ensemblekandinsky.com) and the wind quintet "Swiss.5" (www.swiss5.net). He is principal clarinettist of the Swiss National Orchestra.