Cellist Antonio Roig began his musical education in Spain, at the Perfecto García Chornet Conservatory. He continued at the Superior Conservatory of Music in Castellón under the guidance of Prof. Manuel Santapau and Prof. José Enrique Bouché, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree with Honors. In his early cello career, he was selected to participate in the Mstislav Rostropovich cello masterclasses in Valencia, Spain. Invited personally by Netherlands Chamber Orchestra first cellist Herre-Jan Stegenga, and with the support of a full scholarship from the Ibercaja Bank Foundation, Antonio moved to the Netherlands, where he completed his second Bachelor’s degree at CODARTS University for the Arts. He then obtained his Master’s degree in cello performance at ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Arnhem, where he was named the most outstanding student under the tutelage of prestigious cellist Jeroen Reuling. While in Europe, he had the chance to work with cellists such as Gavriel Lipkind, Lluís Claret, Patrick Demenga, Anner Bylsma, Gary Hoffman, Leonid Gorokhov, D. Marçal Cervera, Andreas Greger, and more.
Antonio is also a devoted chamber music artist. In 2012, together with his Hammerstein Piano Trio colleagues, he moved to Hannover, Germany, where he studied for a Master’s degree in Chamber Music at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien under the supervision of Ulf Schneider (Jean Paul Trio), Oliver Wille (Kuss Quartet), and virtuoso pianist Prof. Markus Becker. That same year, he received full-tuition scholarships to attend the St. Lawrence String Quartet (SLSQ) Seminar at Stanford University in San Francisco, USA, and the Académie Musicale de Villecroze with Prof. Menahem Pressler (Beaux Arts Trio) in Nice, France. His interest in chamber music has led him to study with well-renowned artists such as Antonio Meneses (Beaux Arts Trio), Emanuel Ax (Juilliard School), Gordan Nikolic (London Symphony Orchestra), Igor Gruppman (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra), Eberhard Feltz (Hanns Eisler Berlin), Rainer Schmidt (Hagen Quartet), and more.
Antonio has been honored in numerous national and international competitions, including first prize at the “I Concurs Internacional de Música de Cambra de Montserrat” (Spain), first prize at the “XV Concurs Internacional de Música de Cambra Ciutat de Vinaròs” (Spain), first prize at the “Concurso de Cellos del Conservatorio Salvador Seguí” (Spain), first prize at the “Hannoversche Börse der Musiktalente” (Germany), and Stipendiat at “Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now.” He works regularly for the Spanish National Radio (RTVE) and the Juan March Foundation in Madrid. He has performed with several orchestras in the USA, Europe, and Asia, and has been a member of orchestras such as OSB, OFUV, JORVAL, JOSC, OJRM, Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra, Orquestra Simfònica de Castelló, Codarts Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Ensemble, Hong Kong City Chamber Orchestra, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, and performs regularly with the Macao Orchestra and The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked with renowned conductors such as Joaquín Achúcarro, Enrique García Asensio, Yannick NézetSéguin, Valery Gergiev, Daniel Barenboim, Jaap van Zweden, Vasily Petrenko, Paavo Järvi, and Shlomo Mintz. Currently, he continues his solo, chamber music, and orchestral career in Asia. Recently, he was awarded the position of Artistic Director of Chamber Music for Life Hong Kong. Antonio plays an instrument made by Claude Lebet, Cremona-Rome, fecit anno 2003.
