Alba Roca

Born in Berga (Barcelona) in 1972. She studied violin with Eva Graubin and Sergio Prieto and received lessons from Andrew Watkinson and Corrado Bolsi. She was introduced to the baroque violin by Emilio Moreno and attended baroque performance courses in the Early Music Department at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris. She has received lessons from early music specialists such as Barry Sargent, François Fernandez, Daniel Cuiller, Enrico Gatti, Jean Tubery, and Patrick Cohen, among others. She works with prestigious orchestras and ensembles dedicated to historical performance across Europe, including: Le Concert des Nations, Les Arts Florissants, Al Ayre Español, Le Concert Français, Gli Incogniti, the Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla, El Concierto Español, La Fenice, Café Zimmermann, Concerto Soave, and Les Agrémens. She performs regularly under the direction of Jordi Savall, William Christie, Eduardo López Banzo, Monica Huggett, Pierre Hantaï, and Amandine Beyer. She has recorded for labels such as Alia Vox, Erato, Arsis, Harmonia Mundi, Alpha, Mirare, and Zig-Zag Territoires. Currently, she is a professor of baroque violin at the ESMUC (Catalonia College of Music) in Barcelona.