Alberto Ponce (born Alberto González Muñoz; 13 March 1935 – 26 July 2019)Summerfield, Maurice J. (2002). ''The Classical Guitar: Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1800'' (Blaydon-on-Tyne: Ashley Mark Publishing Co.), p. 228. was a Spanish

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ist and teacher who from 1962 lived and taught in France.

Biography

Alberto Ponce's father was his first teacher. When he was a child he entered the Municipal Conservatory of

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, 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

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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

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, the director of the École Normale de Musique in Paris, asked him to teach there.(April 11, 2002). "French classic", ''

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'', p. G27. There he 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 influenced numerous artists, including

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, Chayne, Dyens,(September 30, 2010). "The smoke, fire are coming from his guitar strings", ''

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'', p. D8. Ravier, Antonio Ruiz-Pipo, and Yoram Zerbib. He also taught at the National Conservatory of Paris.

Discography

*L'art de la guitare *''Si le jour paraît''. Composer:

(1913–1992); Orquesta Filarmonica del Prado; Daniel Chabrun, conductor

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ARN 38 240 (1974). Students of Alberto Ponce who graduated from the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris / Alfred Cortot Diplôme de concertiste (Performer's Diploma) 1968 ‑ Richard Riera/ Leticia Alba 1969 ‑ Rafael Andia 1970 ‑ Geneviève Chanut /Jéromine Stefanaggi 1971 ‑ Arnaud Dumond 1972 ‑ Michel Coing 1973 ‑ Michelangelo Severi 1974 ‑ François Martin 1975 -------- 1976 ‑ Roland Dyens / Fumito Kurosaka/ Santiago Rebenaque 1977 ‑ Y. Iwanaga/ Luis Martin Diego/ Y. Sakaï 1978 ‑ Pascal Boels /Mike Dezavelle/ Maryvonne Landreau /Shinishi Fukuda 1979 ‑ Philippe Azoulay 1980 ‑ Marianne Renno / Eladio Scharron 1981 ‑ Jean Bruno Rasoloarison / Benoit Schlossberg/ Dominique Daigremont 1982 ‑ Catherine Fayance / Carlos Marin 1983 - Carles Trepat/ Sylvain Cinquini/ François Laurent 1984 ‑ François Moriconi 1985 ‑ Guido Fichtner/ Walter Zanetti/ Dominiqiie Barzyk/ Laurence Munsch 1986 ‑ Stephan Schmidt /Isabelle Etinger/ Jean‑Pierre Cuisinier 1987 ‑ José‑Manuel Lopez‑Mendez 1988 ‑ Murielle Geoffroy / Brigitte Weiss / Richard Montembault / Monica Paolini 1989 ‑ Jérôme Guillien/ Sandro Torlontano/ Roland Ulrich 1990 -------- 1991 ‑ Giorgio Albiani / Corinne Freyvogel/ Andréa Gasperi /Yoran Zerbib 1992 ‑ Alberto Vingiano /Roberto Spano/ Adriano Rullo / Marylise Florid. 1993 ‑ Danilo Leggieri/ Renaud Duret / Sylvie Burgos Diplôme supérieur de concertiste (Advanced Performer's Diploma) 1980 ‑ Jean‑Marc Ankri 1981 ‑ Eladio Scharron 1982 ‑ Dominique Daigremont 1983 ‑ Jean Bruno Rasoloarison 1984 ‑ Claudio Marcottulli/ Tania Chagniot 1985-------- 1986 ‑ Walter Zanetti/ / Guido Fichtner/ François Laurent 1987 ‑ Stephan Schmidt 1988 ‑ 1989 ‑ Brigitte Weiss / José‑Manuel Lopez‑Mendez

References

External links

Interview (Italian)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ponce, Alberto 1935 births Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris Academic staff of the École Normale de Musique de Paris French classical musicians 2019 deaths Musicians from Barcelona Spanish classical guitarists Spanish male guitarists 20th-century classical musicians 20th-century French male musicians