CARLES PONS

 

Classical guitar

Spain

 

Carles Pons was born in Lleida and currently resides in Palencia. He began his musical studies with Professor Jordi Montagut. From 1982 to 1984 he continued his guitar studies in Barcelona with José Muñoz Coca. Since 1986 attends the subjects of Bachelor Degree of Music at the Conservatorio Superior Municipal de Música de Barcelona, ​​perfecting guitar studies with Maestro Manuel González.
He was awarded by the Province of Lleida College Scholarship during the years 1984, 1986, 1987 and 1988. In 1997, obtained the Diploma of Honor T.I.M. Competition organized by the Italian Jeunesses Musicales.

He has been a member of juries of international competitions in Aranda de Duero, Zarautz, Olleria, Sernancelhe (Portugal), Caxias do Sul (Brazil), Vivace Lima (Peru), Morelia (Mexico), Mottola (Italy) ..
He has performed, among other places, in Spain Bahrain, Turkey, Bulgaria, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Germany, Poland, France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia, Serbia, Hungary, Monaco, Britain, Italy, USA, Japan .. .
He has recorded for ETB, Radio Euskadi, RAI-3; Turkish Radio Television, Radio Television Bahrain, the UCS-TV in Brazil or Serbia RTS-1.
He has performed as a soloist with various orchestras, under the direction of conductors such as Frank Rodriguez-Freites, Jordi Colomer, Juan Jose Ocon, Béla Köteles or Michele Santorsola.
Facet Chamber Music, performed concerts with the duo "Tango" with Orlando di Bello (Bandoneon) or Julio Cesar Izquierdo (Narrator)

Has done Masterclasses at the Guitar Festival Irun, Aranda de Duero, Burgos, at the University of Ankara in "Bahrain Music Institute" (Persian Gulf), the International Guitar Festival in Caxias do Sul (Brazil), Festival Vivace Lima (Peru), Morelia (Mexico), Forum-Gitarre (Vienna) and in different US Universities (Texas, California, Connecticut, New Mexico, Florida, Oklahoma, Boston ...).

In 2008 he recorded the CD "Bolero for an Angel" with the Italian label "Sheva"