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Alberto Ponce's father was his first guitar teacher. When he was a child he entered the Municipal Conservatory of Barcelona, Spain, where, in addition to guitar, he studied piano, harmony and chamber music. He left the Conservatory with a diploma and an Honorable Mention. The Catalan musicologist and scholar Emilio Pujol advised him to enter the Lisbon Conservatory. After three years of study Ponce perfected his technique with him at the Accademia Chigiana di Siena, where he increased his knowledge of the music of the Spanish Golden Age.

In 1962, he won first prize for interpretation at the "Concours de Guitare" in Paris, organized by ORTF. In the same year Alfred Cortot, the director of the École Normale de Musique in Paris, asked him to teach there. There he has had an unprecedented pedagogical career, having created one of the most prolific schools of contemporary guitar.

For many years Alberto Ponce was one of the few guitarists to dedicate himself continuously to both early and contemporary music. He has influenced numerous artists, including Maurice Ohana, Chayne, Dyens, Ravier, Antonio Ruiz-Pipo, and Yoram Zerbib. He also taught at the National Conservatory of Paris.

He teaches at the Académie musicale de Villecroze in 1998.

Source

Masterclass conducted
  • Guitar From October 1st 1998 to October 10th 1998