Carles Pons 2019 U.S. Tour in Langley

World-renowned Spanish guitarist Carles Pons returns to the United States to perform a concert of Spanish guitar near Seattle.

Carles Pons began his music studies in the city of Lleida, Spain. Moving to Barcelona in 1986, he attended classes for the Higher Music Degree at the Municipal Higher Conservatory while undertaking further guitar studies. Today, he is the artistic director of the Guitar Festival of Hondarribia-Peñíscola, the Guitar Festival of Palencia and the Guitar Festival of the Mediterranean, City of Melilla.

His concert career has spanned nearly 20 years and taken him across Europe and to Asia and South and North America. Pons has performed in Spain, Bahrain, Turkey, Bulgaria, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Germany, France, Switzerland, Slovakia, the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro, Hungary, Monaco, Great Britain, Italy, USA, and Japan.

In addition to playing in orchestras and making numerous international recordings, Pons serves as a jury member for competitions in Spain, Portugal, Peru, and Brasil.