Roland Dyens (October 19, 1955 – October 29, 2016) was a French classical guitarist, composer, and arranger. Dyens was born in Tunis, Tunisia. He studied guitar with the Spanish classical guitarist Alberto Ponce and analysis with Désiré Dondeyne. He has won several prizes in competitions for classical guitar performance as well as for composition. As a performer, Dyens is known for his extraordinary capacity for improvisation. Essentially unique among classical guitarists