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. 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. 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
Maurice Ohana, Chayne,
Dyens, Ravier, Antonio Ruiz-Pipo, and Yoram Zerbib. He also taught at the
National Conservatory of Paris. ==Discography==