CARLO PONTI
Carlo Ponti Jr. began his musical studies in Paris as pianist and was a
prizewinner in several competitions. In 1994 he attended the Conductor's
Institute in Hartford, Connecticut under the direction of Harold Farberman and
subsequently received a master’s degree in conducting from the University of
California, Los Angeles. He has also studied with Maestros Zubin and Mehli Mehta,
Maestro Andrey Boreyko, and at the Vienna Musikhochschule under Leopold Hager
and Karel Ancerl.
Ponti's debut with the Russian National Orchestra in Moscow met with critical
praise and led to his appointment in 2000 as the Orchestra's Associate Conductor.
In 2001 he was named Music Director and Principal Conductor of the San
Bernardino Symphony Orchestra, a position recently extended through the 2009/2010
season. In this post, he has attracted much attention for his innovative
programming, and for raising the artistic level of the orchestra and broadening
its audience.
As a guest conductor, Ponti has appeared with, among others, the Orquesta
Sinfonica de Galicia, Orquesta de Valencia, Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra,
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Pro Arte Orchestra, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra,
Ural Philharmonic and Moscow Chamber Orchestra. He has conducted at several
international music festivals including the Festival d' Echternach, Festival
Vancouver, Taichung Music Festival, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Bratislava
Spring Music Festival, St. Petersburg Palaces Music Festival, Festival
Internacional de Musica de Villena, Festival del Sole and the Köln Musik
Triennale.
Following his critically acclaimed debut with the Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale
in Florence, Maestro Ponti was awarded Italy's prestigious Premio Galileo Award
in 2006 for exceptional musical achievement.
Committed to encouraging and educating young talent, Ponti holds regular master
classes in orchestral conducting, and has led the American Youth Symphony and
the Young Musicians' Foundation Orchestra.
Carlo Ponti Jr. began his musical studies in Paris as pianist and was a
prizewinner in several competitions. In 1994 he attended the Conductor's
Institute in Hartford, Connecticut under the direction of Harold Farberman and
subsequently received a master’s degree in conducting from the University of
California, Los Angeles. He has also studied with Maestros Zubin and Mehli Mehta,
Maestro Andrey Boreyko, and at the Vienna Musikhochschule under Leopold Hager
and Karel Ancerl.
Ponti's debut with the Russian National Orchestra in Moscow met with critical
praise and led to his appointment in 2000 as the Orchestra's Associate Conductor.
In 2001 he was named Music Director and Principal Conductor of the San
Bernardino Symphony Orchestra, a position recently extended through the 2009/2010
season. In this post, he has attracted much attention for his innovative
programming, and for raising the artistic level of the orchestra and broadening
its audience.
As a guest conductor, Ponti has appeared with, among others, the Orquesta
Sinfonica de Galicia, Orquesta de Valencia, Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra,
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Pro Arte Orchestra, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra,
Ural Philharmonic and Moscow Chamber Orchestra. He has conducted at several
international music festivals including the Festival d' Echternach, Festival
Vancouver, Taichung Music Festival, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Bratislava
Spring Music Festival, St. Petersburg Palaces Music Festival, Festival
Internacional de Musica de Villena, Festival del Sole and the Köln Musik
Triennale.
Following his critically acclaimed debut with the Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale
in Florence, Maestro Ponti was awarded Italy's prestigious Premio Galileo Award
in 2006 for exceptional musical achievement.
Committed to encouraging and educating young talent, Ponti holds regular master
classes in orchestral conducting, and has led the American Youth Symphony and
the Young Musicians' Foundation Orchestra.