Fabio Di Càsola was born in Lugano, Switzerland. He is principal clarinettist of the Swiss National Orchestra.
In 1990 he won first prize at the Geneva International Music Competition (CIEM).
In the field of contemporary music, he has been awarded the "Prix Suisse" and the "Prix Patek Philippe". He also won first prize at the Stresa Competition.
A jury of music professionals and the public elected him Swiss Musician of the Year in 1998.
From 1990 to 2010, he was principal clarinettist of the Musikkollegium Winterthur orchestra.
Since 1991 he is professor for clarinet and chamber music at the Zurich University of the Arts. He teaches in English, French, German and Italian.
Di Càsola founded the chamber music festival "klang" in 2006 and has been its artistic director since then.
Fabio Di Càsola is a member and co-founder of the "Ensemble Kandinsky" and the wind quintet "Swiss.5".
Most of his CDs have been released by Sony Classical.