Alessandro Quarta is the founder and conductor of the vocal and instrumental ensemble Concerto Romano, specialising in the Italian repertoire of the 16th to 19th centuries, particularly the Roman repertoire. He mainly performs in Italy, but his concerts also take him to Austria, Germany, Mexico, the Benelux countries, Switzerland and the USA. He has performed as a conductor and harpsichordist with numerous ensembles, including the Boston Early Music Festival Ensemble, the Consortium Carissimi in Minneapolis, the Progetto Syntagma and the Darmstädter Barocksolisten. Alessandro Quarta is a very committed teacher of his knowledge and skills and works as a conductor and coach with ensembles such as Blue Heron in Boston, Voces Suaves in Basel, the Orchestra barocca nazionale dei Conservatori Italiani, the Ensemble Vocal du Luxembourg and the Arnold Schönberg Choir in Vienna. He teaches early music ensemble playing at the Conservatorio E. F. Dall'Abaco in Verona and is also a tutor at the International Early Music Courses of FIMA (Fondazione Italiana per la Musica Antica), of which he became president in 2022.

His performances and CD recordings have received excellent reviews and have been honoured with the Prix Caecilia and Diapason d'or awards, among others. .