- Juan Roqué Alsina, was born in Buenos Aires (Argentina), with Italo-Argentine dual citizenship
- Music and piano lessons from 8 years old
- Violin lessons from 10 years old
- Teachers: Sebastián Cambón, Alejandro Elijovich, Symszya Bajour and
Jorge Risi.
- Numerous Master Classes with Ljerko Spiller, Alberto Lysy,
Ana Chumachenko, Ruben González, among others.
- Baroque violin studies under the guidance of Manfredo Kraemer
- Since 1975 concerts, tours, audio and video recordings, broadcasts
of radio and television in Argentina, various countries of America, Europe,
Turkey, Australia and Japan.
- Presentations as a soloist, integrating chamber groups and
the following symphony orchestras:
- 1976 to 1977 Youth Orchestras of LRA National Radio and Channel 9 of TV
- 1978 to 1979 Stable Orchestra of the Argentine Theater of La Plata
- 1984 to 2005 Philharmonic Orchestra of Buenos Aires (Teatro Colón).
- 2019 to present, National Symphony Orchestra of Argentina
Between January 2005 and January 2018, JRA lived in Munich (Germany) from where it developed its musical activity throughout Europe.
Some of his most notable activities carried out in that period:
- He was actively involved in the musical life of Munich, participating in numerous symphonic and chamber projects as a "freelance" violinist.
- Participated in concerts with the Münchner Symphoniker and Stadtorchester Eisenach orchestras. As concertmaster he was part of enseles (string quartet and chamber orchestra) for the Stadttheater Ingolstadt (live music for theatrical works).
- From 2005 to 2015 he collaborated regularly with the "Münchens Kleinstes Opernhaus", Pasinger Fabrik).
Ancient music in historically informed group
- Concerts with the French group "Cafe Zimmermann". Recording (Alpha - Paris label) of a CD with the symphonies and concerts of C. Ph. E. Bach.
- Concerts and tour with “Al Ayre Espaňol”. Recording a CD (Harmonia Mundi label) with works by Boccherini, José de Nebra and GF Händel
- Collaboration with the groups, "Neue Hofkapelle München", "Les Talens Lyriques", "Ensemble Baroque de Limoges", Swiss Baroque Soloists "(concerts in Paris, Vienna, Geneva, Basel, Munich).
- Participation in various projects of "Cappella Mediterranea" (Leonardo García Alarcón). Of his participation with this group, the projects “Monteverdi Piazzolla” stand out (numerous concerts in sextet formation in France, Switzerland and Poland with music by both composers with modern and historical instruments, CD recording), “Nabucco” by M. Falvetti (first modern performance since the 17th century, CD and video recording, numerous concerts and broadcasts throughout Europe), “Eliogabalo” by F. Cavalli (performances at Palais Garnier in Paris and Internationaal Theater in Amsterdam, transmission and recording of a DVD for France Télévisions).
Tango
- As a tango violinist, Juan Roqué Alsina has worked with the best musicians of the genre, such as Antonio Agri, Mariano Mores, Osvaldo Fresedo, Pepe Basso, Horacio Salgán, Leopoldo Federico, Roberto Goyeneche, Raúl Garello, among others.
- Founding member of the "Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires" (1980 - 1984).
- Numerous recordings with the Alberto di Paulo octet, accompanying genre legends such as Nelly Omar, Roberto Rufino, Jorge Valdez, Jorge Sobral, among others (Magenta label).
- Member of the group "El Tranvía Tango" (Néstor Crespo).
- Collaborations in duo and quintet with the guitarist and composer Luis Borda.