Alex Garrobe was born in Barcelona, Spain. He studied with Jose Tomas, David Russell, William Watters and Josep Pons. He holds the higher Teacher's Degree from the Oscar Esplà Conservatory in Alicante, where he won the Honors Price. In 1990 he was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Scholarship to broaden studies at the Musikhochschule in Cologne.
After winning First Price at the 1990 Infanta Cristina Guitar Competition and the 1988 Musical Youths of Spain Competition, the concert career of Àlex Garrobé has quickly developed in Europe, the Middle East, United States and South America. He is also prize winner at the Andrés Segovia Competitions of Almuñecar (1989) and Palma d...