Stradivarius present Italy's leading symphonic orchestra: the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI in three orchestral works by Alessandro Solbiati. Solbiati is, together with Ivan Fedele, Luca Francesconi and the late Fausto Romitelli among key European figures as far as symphonic music is concerned. He was born in Busto Arsizio, Italy in 1956 and holds degrees in physics, piano and composition. He attended Franco Donatoni's classes at the Accademia Chigiana in Sienna for fours years. He has won a number of Italian and international composition prizes including the Turin composition prize in 1980 and the RAI Rome prize (Paganini Prize) in 1982 with Di luce for violin and orchestra.

His music has been performed at all the major festivals including Huddersfield,Wien Modern, Metz, Strasbourg and Maggio Musical ein Florence.Alessandro Solbiati taught composition at the G.B. Martini Conservatoire in Bologna from 1992 to 1995, and at the Centre Acanthes in 1996. He has taught composition in San Marino since 1997.