Lazhar Cherouna began studying guitar at the age of six with Raphael Vaccaro. Later on, he entered the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional of Lyon where he undertook his studies with the well-known Peruvian artist Jesus Castro-Balbi. He continued gaining more knowledge at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid with Prof. Miguel Trápaga where he obtained his diploma with Matricula de Honor. He studied in Austria for two of his Master's degrees, at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg with Prof. Eliot Fisk and Klagenfurt Conservatory with Prof. Marco Tamayo, as well as a Postgraduate degree at the Vienna University of Music and Arts with Prof. Alvaro Pierri. Lazhar won several awards in international competitions or festivals such as the first prizes in Petrer, Sevilla, Llerena, Fiuggi, the prestigious Pittaluga Competition, and the Segovia Prize at Música en Compostela. Lazhar was selected to fill the guitar teaching position at the Zurich Conservatory School of Music and teaches regularly at Oklahoma City University as an Artist in Residence.