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My name is Merce Font. I am a classical guitarist from Barcelona, Spain.

I began my studies at the Escola de Música Sant Gervasi in Barcelona. I passed the four elementary courses in just two years, and performed my very first solo and chamber music recitals. Continuing my training with Bosnian concert guitarist Alen Garagic, I completed six years ́ worth of professional-level conservatoire education in only two years.

In 2012, I began studying with the renowned Italian artist Professor Carlo Marchione. During my bachelor studies, I attended masterclasses with leading guitarists including Ricardo Gallén, Marco Socías, Margarita Escarpa, Adriano del Sal, Andrea de Vitis, Jerome Ducharme, Lorenzo Micheli, Duo Montenegrin, Paul Galbraith and Zoran Dukic. I also released my first CD (demo) in 2014.

Under the tutelage of Goran Krivokapić, I’m presently completing a master ́s in performance at Luca School of Arts in Leuven, Belgium and competing regularly at international stages.

Through the years I have performed more than 30 solo recitals and 50 chamber music concerts in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Spain, with recent appearances at the PAS Festival and Magisch Maastricht. I also run my own recording studio and give private guitar lessons to students of all ages.
I’m currently working on a new CD called ‘Merce Font Recital’. The CD is going to be based on a collection of four large works: two from very well-known Spanish composers, J. Turina and J. Rodrigo and two more rarely recorded and performed ones: Three Forest Paintings, one of the most praised works of the contemporary composer K. Vassiliev and the manuscript version of Sonata Romantica by M.M. Ponce.

This project is very exciting and challenging, not only for the complexity of the music but also in a personal level, as it’s going to be my first entirely-self produced CD. It is planned to be released at the end of 2018 – beginning 2019 and be available for live streaming in the major platforms (Spotify, iTunes, GooglePlay, etc...) by mid 2019.

To read more about me visit please my website: www.mercefont.com