Nicola Marasco completed his musical studies at the Umberto Giordano Conservatory where he graduated in piano, electronic music and, later, in conducting with Donato Renzetti, perfecting himself later with P. Bellugi, B. Bartoletti, L. Jia, J. Panula, L. Shambadal, A. Allemandi, R. Palumbo, E. Pessen, T. Pàl. He perfected his studies in piano with I. Ossipova (Moscow Conservatory), in fortepiano with R. Levine (Harvard University) and in choral conducting (F.M. Bressan, F. Bernius).

He has been invited for concerts by several orchestras including Orchestra Filarmonica del Teatro la Fenice, Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini of Parma, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Filarmonica Marchigiana, l' Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, Rhein-Mein Philharmoniker, Gotha Philharmonie, Orchestra di Roma, Orchestra Sinfonica della Città Metropolitana di Bari, Filarmonia Veneta, FVG Mitteleuropa Orchestra, performing in some of the world's most prestigious halls such as Teatro alla Fenice in Venice, Rachmaninov Hall in Moscow, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Tokyo Opera City, Minato Mirai Hall. He has worked with such singers as M. Freni, R. Bruson, F. Patanè, R. Kabaiwanska, L. Serra, I. Cotrubas, F. Araiza. He has recorded discs for Membran, Dynamic and Farelive as well as published several musicological and electroacoustic analysis essays. He regularly teaches conducting at the Accademia dell'Opera Italiana in Seoul, Anyang and Cheonan in South Korea. He is the author of symphonic, sacred, chamber and film music.

He currently teaches Score Reading at the Conservatorio "Bruno Maderna" in Cesena.