- Alberto Ponce
Alberto Ponce (born Alberto Gonzalez Munoz) is a French classical guitarist and renowned teacher of Spanish origin born in 1935 in
Madrid ,Spain .Biography
Alberto Ponce's father was his first 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 and then met a person who would have a major influence on his career:Emilio Pujol . The Catalan musicologist and scholar advised him to enter theLisbon 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 1961 he won first prize at the International Competition in Paris, organized by Radio France. In 1962,Nadia Boulanger asked him to teach at the Fontainebleau Conservatory. In the same year he was asked to become a professor at the Ecole Normale of music in Paris byAlfred Cortot , the director. Here 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 continually to both early and contemporary music. Thanks to him, new compositions have been created (he has been the godfather of the works ofMaurice Ohana and compositions have been dedicated to him by Chayne, Dyens, Ravier, Antonio Ruiz-Pipo, Yoram Zerbib). He taught at the National Conservatory of Paris and teaches at the Ecole Normale of music in Paris.Discography
* [http://www.resmusica.com/aff_articles.php3?num_art=2339 L'art de la guitare]
*Si le jour paraît Composer :
Maurice Ohana (1914-)Orquesta Filarmonica del Prado ; Daniel Chabrun, conductor.
Arion ARN 38 240. p 1974.
Famous students
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Roland Dyens
*Yoram ZerbibExternal links
* [http://www.musikrooms.com/english/ponce.htm Official artist website]
* [http://www.ina.fr/archivespourtous/index.php?full=alberto+ponce&action=ft&x=0&y=0 Alberto Ponce in INA (French Institut national de l'audiovisuel)]
* [http://www.themorningrainbow.com/spettacoli/Intervista-Ponce/Video/Ponce_streaming.wmv Interview (Italian)]
* [http://www.themorningrainbow.com/spettacoli/Intervista-Ponce Master class]
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