Stefano Scondanibbio, contrabass soloist and composer, was born in Macerata… Read Full Bio ↴Stefano Scondanibbio, contrabass soloist and composer, was born in Macerata, Italy, June 18th, 1956. His name has been prominently linked to the renaissance of the double bass of the 80s and 90s. John Cage once said, "Stefano Scodanibbio is amazing, I haven't heard better double bass playing than Scodanibbio's...He is really extraordinary."

Active as a composer, his catalogue consists of more than 40 works principally written for strings. He has collaborated with Terry Riley and with poet Edoardo Sanguineti. In 1983 he founded the Rassegna di Nuova Musica New Music Festival held every year in Macerata, Italy.