Artist · Double Bass
Patxi Montero
Biography
Paxti Montero (Francisco José Montero Martinez) was born in Pamplona and studied double bass and violone at the local conservatoire.
In 1994 he moved to Vienna, where he studied the viol with José Vazquez at the Hochschule and violone with Andrew Ackerman at Konservatorium; he continued his studies in Parma with Alberto Rasi and Roberto Gini. Since the age of 25 he's principal violist and violonist for Europa Galante. He has taught violone and chamber music at the Vienna Conservatoire (MUK, Austria), and he currently holds a professorship at Arrigo Boito Conservatoire in Parma.